Power Outage In Ethelbert Last Night
Manitoba Hydro customers in Ethelbert briefly lost power last night.
According to Jane Kidd-Hantscher, public affairs with Manitoba Hydro, a vehicle colliding with a pole was the reason for the power outage.
A resident says the power was out between 6:30 and 10:30 last night.
There is no word yet on who was involved in the collision and their condition.
Shoal Lake 40 Campaign Intensifying
The campaign to help an isolated reserve that has been without
clean water for almost two decades is intensifying as churches and
musicians join leaders of Canada's opposition parties in a call for
action.
clean water for almost two decades is intensifying as churches and
musicians join leaders of Canada's opposition parties in a call for
action.
Shoal Lake 40 First Nation cut off from the mainland a century
ago when an aqueduct was built to supply fresh water to Winnipeg.
The reserve has no all-weather road and has been under one of the
longest boil-water advisories in Canada.
Today, a multi-faith group in Winnipeg is kicking off 10 days of
action in support of the reserve.
Lynda Trono of the West Broadway Community Ministry says people
are appalled the federal government has refused to help fund
construction of a much-needed road.
Winnipeg Explosion Suspect Needs A Lawyer
The man accused of attempted murder for allegedly mailing
explosives to two Winnipeg law offices says he hasn't yet been able
to hire a lawyer.
explosives to two Winnipeg law offices says he hasn't yet been able
to hire a lawyer.
Forty-nine-year-old Guido Amsel appeared in a Winnipeg courtroom
yesterday by video uplink.
He told a provincial court judge there is a lawyer reviewing his
case who may decide to represent him, but that lawyer hasn't been
officially retained.
Explosives were sent to his ex-wife's workplace and a law firm
connected to legal battles between the former couple. Two bombs were
detonated safely, but one exploded and caused severe injuries to
lawyer Maria Mitousis.
Fire Situation Updates From Saskatchewan And Alberta
Officials say crews battling wildfires in central and northern
Saskatchewan are holding protective lines around communities under
threat.
Saskatchewan are holding protective lines around communities under
threat.
However, they say more problem spots could be created by warm and
dry conditions as well as by shifting wind.
In Alberta, part of Jasper National Park has been evacuated
because of an out-of-control wildfire in the scenic Maligne
Valley.
The 2 sq. km blaze is 15 km from the town of
Jasper.
Climate Change Affecting Bee Populations
A massive new study of bumble bees has linked their rapid decline
to climate change that is shrinking bee ranges across Europe and
North America.
The study in the journal Science used 110 years worth of
scientific data to reveal that the key pollinators are not migrating
north like some other species as the climate warms, but are losing
habitat in the south due to the heat.
Biologist Jeremy Kerr of the University of Ottawa says bees are
being crushed in a kind of climate vice, quickly losing the ability
to survive on the southern edges of their ranges while being slow to
adapt and move north.
The study, the first of its magnitude, suggests bumble bees are
losing 9 km of their southern ranges per year __ and the
trend is the same across continents in the northern hemisphere.
Jonathan Toews, captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, has brought
the cup to his native Winnipeg.
The trophy will be on display today at the Dakota Community
Centre, where Toews played hockey when he was a kid.
to climate change that is shrinking bee ranges across Europe and
North America.
The study in the journal Science used 110 years worth of
scientific data to reveal that the key pollinators are not migrating
north like some other species as the climate warms, but are losing
habitat in the south due to the heat.
Biologist Jeremy Kerr of the University of Ottawa says bees are
being crushed in a kind of climate vice, quickly losing the ability
to survive on the southern edges of their ranges while being slow to
adapt and move north.
The study, the first of its magnitude, suggests bumble bees are
losing 9 km of their southern ranges per year __ and the
trend is the same across continents in the northern hemisphere.
Jonathan Toews Gets Day With The Cup Today
Although the Jets were knocked out of the Stanley Cup playoffs in
the first round, Winnipeg hockey fans are about to get the chance to
rub elbows with the trophy.
the first round, Winnipeg hockey fans are about to get the chance to
rub elbows with the trophy.
Jonathan Toews, captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, has brought
the cup to his native Winnipeg.
The trophy will be on display today at the Dakota Community
Centre, where Toews played hockey when he was a kid.
