Winnipeg Free Press

Couple's Getaway Now Gift of Wonder

in me about God's creation," he said. qualified. It was a slam dunk," said [Walter Loewen], 79. their aroma," Walter said.

Downpour Delights Farmers and Forest Firefighters

"It was a beautiful rain. We were looking a little dry. It was exactly what we wanted. It was almost on the verge of being too much, but it did shut off," said Chris McCallister, who farms 10 kilometres north of Portage la Prairie. "We got about an inch and a half. Now we just need heat." "We had very little ponding; it was soaked up by the crops. It was perfect, really. It was more than I expected, but the moisture conditions were such that we needed rain. It was ideal," said Doug Chorney, ...

Hutterites Hit Hog-Barn Ban

"Where is my son going to go? What chance does he have when the government wants to put a ban on hog barns?" Maendel asked the committee in a light German accent. "How are we going to build schools without the financial backing?" "That kid up there was crying because he was scared. He was freaked right out," [MLA Leanne Rowat] said. "He understands that without the hog industry, he's going to have to find somewhere else to live." "I brought him here because this is our future," Maendel said, ...

Football, Bras and Chocolate

Special guests included Winnipeg Blue Bomber Milt Stegall, who was the Y Honouree for 2008. ESPN's Chris Berman was keynote speaker, and award-winning sports broadcaster Brian Williams was master of ceremonies. The community centre provides fitness, cultural and recreational programs to Winnipeg's community, and the Annual Y Sports Dinner helps to fund scholarships and programs.

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Death Notices

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Our City Became Their Haven

"Canada is the best country," says [Halyna]. "Life is nice. Winnipeg, the people are nice, the doctors are nice. I say thank you God for Winnipeg." "We didn't know so many Ukrainians in Winnipeg," says Halyna. "It's nice." "Sergiy gets a not good prognosis," says Halyna. "Thank you God we had Dr. [Ralph Wong]. He never say, 'I give you three months or two years." He say, 'You are alive today. Future is future. You must treat first the spirit, after the body."

Don't Worry...I Just Need a Little Space!

Wannabe astronauts are supposed to fill out a long questionnaire on the agency's website, so I decided to call them instead. I eventually got through to a fellow named Daniel on the CSA's official "Astronaut Recruitment Campaign Information Line." He was very patient. Daniel: "I haven't the faintest idea. That probably would be answered in the subsequent phases. I don't have the working schedules." Daniel: "Thank you very much, sir. We've had people applying from Manitoba, so you're welcome...

Police Computer Upgrade Cuts Paperwork

As of May 26, police have been using an alternative telephone response system to handle some emergency calls that may not require police to attend a scene, have closed three hard-to-staff police service centres and have begun using a centralized report car to handle reports that don't require emergency response. The upgrade will allow police to "push" more data from the laptops in their cars, and in some cases use a pre-formatted template with check-boxes to issue some reports, said Insp. Dan...

Watermain Repairs to Slow Down Osborne Traffic

The city has not officially announced its plans, said Mike Shkolny, manager of engineering in the city's water and waste department, but he said officials in his branch are working with others in public works to come up with a traffic-management plan that would ease congestion in one of Winnipeg's narrowest -- and densest -- corridors. "We've been dealing with the business owners about disruption and closing sidewalks and maintaining entrances to their businesses," Shkolny added. "They're ac...

Woman Critical After Hit-and-Run

of Selkirk Avenue and Andrews vehicle, also possibly a Cavalier, off, west-bound on Selkirk

Doer, Business to Plan Pitch for Inland-Port Funding for City

"We need to get our elbows up in this fight," [Hugh McFadyen] said last week. McFadyen said Winnipeg's reputation as a rail, air and highway hub could be threatened by lobbying efforts of Saskatchewan and Alberta. "If economics and common sense are the drivers of the decision, we'll get it in Winnipeg, but the premier even acknowledged that we'd run the risk of being out-lobbied on it if politics gets in the way," McFadyen said.

The War On Mosquitoes

"We're using granular products only for larviciding," said Taz Stuart, the city's entomologist. "It's all done by ground so that's the difference -- we don't require that system...but it is a very unique system." The next phase in [Dov Borovsky]'s research was to develop a birth control and diet "pill" that could be administered in the water to mosquito larvae. "You're not going to catch the mosquitoes to inject them and kill them -- that's not going to work," Borovsky said. "The only way t...

On Teh Home Front

"Coming out of the swim, it was really hard to get my wetsuit off," "My hands were so cold, they were numb and I couldn't grip the "The gold medal, however, definitely made it all worthwhile."

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Rain Exits Stage Right at Kidsfest

The rain forced organizers to reschedule the festival's popular free outdoor Kidstock event from Friday at 6 p.m. to Saturday at 5 p.m., an event slated to feature Just Kiddin', Marcel Soulodre and Terrance Simien, who along with his seven-piece zydeco band from Louisiana have been amazing audiences with their spirited yet educational piece Creole for Kidz. "I'm glad you like my jokes," the eclectic performer said to his appreciative audience "because what would the world be without comedy......