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3/18/2010
The City of Winnipeg estimates 35-thousand sandbags will be needed to protect about 25 properties from this spring's flood. However the city doesn't believe ice will be as much of a problem this year as it was last. Survey crews however will be out notifying homeowners and setting dike elevations. Two sandbag machines will be set up on Monday, and the bags will start to be delivered to those homes by the middle of next week. The city will be activating 26 of its permanent flood pumping stations.
It asks people who live along the river to move or secure anything along the rivers edge.. like docks, sheds, or recreational equipment. The city also suggests homeowners check their sump pumps and backwater valves.
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3/18/2010
The flood forecast for Southern Manitoba is looking up thanks to the recent warm weather and a steady snow melt. But the province says it expects Highway 75 will have to be closed to traffic. Bob Dolyniuk of the Manitoba Trucking Association says this creates a costly detour for truck drivers heading to the U-S.
Officials say if the weather co-operates, spring flooding should be similar to how it was in 2006.
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3/18/2010
There's going to be a spring snow goose hunting season next month in Manitoba. Rob Olson of Delta Waterfowl tells CJOB.. while unusual, it's necessary:
You can't help notice many geese have returned. Olson says they're primarily Canada geese. But they'll be followed shortly by mallard ducks, then the snow geese.
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3/18/2010
Ten dogs including four pregnant ones are safe after finally being rescued following the death of their owner - an Elma, Manitoba farmer in January.
As CJOB's Richard Cloutier Reports, several animal rescue organizations tried in vane to get these dogs rescued.
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3/18/2010
Many farmers across Southern Manitoba are thinking about getting to fields a little earlier this year with the snow disappearing quickly. Rolf Penner who farmers near Morris tells CJOB, anything would be better than 2009:
Penner suspects concerns about soil moisture levels are more of an issue for producers in Western Manitoba.
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3/18/2010
The Provincial Conservatives are leading the NDP according to a new public opinion poll conducted online. The Angus Reid poll shows the PC Party has 44 percent of 800 decided Manitoba voters behind it, against 37 percent support for the NDP.
Angus Reid's Mario Canseco believes it has to do with the new NDP leader and Premier Greg Selinger:
The NDP does have the edge in Winnipeg at 44 percent to 36, but the Tories are favoured 55 percent to 28 percent in rural Manitoba.
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3/18/2010
There's an improved flood outlook in Southern Manitoba. With the recent warm weather, a lot of the snow has already melted. The Red River is expected to peak at about 3 feet below last year's level. But Steve Topping of the Water Stewardship office says he expects Highway 75 will still close to traffic.
Officials say if the weather co-operates, the spring flooding should be similar to how it was in 2006.
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3/18/2010
In local business news.. .Winnipeg based North West Company enjoyed higher sales in the fourth quarter. That resulted in earnings of 20.2 million dollars. Sales increased 1.6 percent, lead by strong food sales in the company's Canadian operations.
It also operates retailers that provide food and other products and services to the South Pacific and Caribbean.
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3/18/2010
A company based in Atlanta is recalling more than 1.2 million high chairs, including about 35,000 sold in Canada.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall by Graco Children's Products Inc.
The company says screws holding the front legs can loosen and fall out and a plastic bracket on the rear legs can crack, causing the high chair to tip over unexpectedly.
The company says 24 injuries have been reported due to the problem.
The high chairs, sold under the ``Harmony'' name, were produced from November 2003 through December 2009 and the model numbers may begin with the letter A, B, C, or D.
Consumers are asked to immediately stop using the high chair and contact Graco to receive a free repair kit.
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3/18/2010
Mayor Sam Katz will officially open Winnipeg's water treatment plant this morning.
Water from the new plant has been flowing for three months.
Today marks the official opening for the Deacon Reservoir site.
The $300 million dollar project took about 10 years to complete.
It was approved in 2000 under former Mayor Glen Murray. Work on the facility began four years later.
Mayor Sam Katz says he wants everyone to know:
Best of all - Katz says the water should taste better in the summer... when it used to be plagued by algae.
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