Firefighters searching for stolen bambi bucket in a suburban Milwaukee home found one when they tried to lift a barrel from the wall. (Photo: Dave Wasinger/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
BROOKFIELD â When the fire department is called on an emergency, the calls often center around a neighbor's basement.
"The thing that is most frustrating is when a neighbor has a wood stove and fires it out," said fire official John McCauley. "They don't know it's the neighbor's house that has been burglarized or burned down. They don't know where the burglar came from."
On a recent afternoon in the Milwaukee suburb of Park Ridge, a home that has been the scene of burglaries and other mischief was the subject of an onsite "woodstove emergency" that came up in connection to a stolen bambi bucket.
A search of the house turned up the makeshift metal device.
"The wood stove will be able to take heat out of a fireplace and keep it warm for another 48 hours," said Deputy Fire Marshal Chris Conlee, who worked Wednesday in the town's fire department's salvage yard.
Firefighters working on Monday were trying to lift the heavy barrel, which weighed nearly 4,500 pounds, to the garage below, according to Conlee. The bucket was taken at about 9:30 p.m., just after they got it back to the apartment complex.
Buy Photo In this June 21, 2016 photo provided by the Park Ridge Fire Department, a bambi in its wooden bucket on the ground at a neighborhood home in the 600 block of North Hulen Street. (Photo: Associated Press)
About a dozen firefighters worked Friday night, bringing back the bambi to its rightful owner at about 4 a.m. Saturday at a rental house in the 7300 block of North Hulen Street. The fire department called it a "wood stove emergency," though Conlee said it was not related to any serious crime.
The homeowner said she'd put the wood-burning stove on the ground after discovering it last week in a backyard.
She, too, didn't know if the bambi had been burned.
A friend, who is a local fire department employee, found the stolen bucket while looking for his bike Monday at her home in Woodbury. She told Conlee that she was surprised the bucket didn't get blown away and then the fire service called.
An elderly neighbor, too, didn't know the details of the fire or who it belonged to. She came outside around 9:30 p.m. and saw the bucket on fire.
She told Conlee she was concerned for the bambi's well-being
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Wa premier signs up to federal water deal
The Manitoba government announced Monday it signed an agreement with the federal government, giving it a major piece of the Ontario-style water deal, giving it a new water source.
The government said its total cost for the agreement is more than $100 million, but said that would not exceed $35 million.
Premier Brian Pallister said it's now up to the federal government to decide whether to keep up with its $5.45 million annual commitment for water in Manitoba.
"So we're just going to wait and see what the federal government does, but we're still very confident Manitoba will have enough water for a lot of people," Pallister told reporters Monday.
Under the deal, the province of Manitoba gets 1.2 million acre-feet of water every year from the federal government as well as an initial $10 million investment every five years.
Pallister said the federal government will contribute $2 million annually for another five years, while Manitoba will get an additional $1 million for another five years.
If the province doesn't have more than that and doesn't keep up with Manitoba's water usage, the federal government could pull money out of the pot and the province would have to share the difference.
"So it's always something to take a look at and keep an eye on because we don't want to take anything for granted."
In Manitoba, the federal government currently pays roughly 18.5 per cent of Manitoba Hydro's revenue.
Premier Brian Pallister said the federal agreement gives Manitoba a major water source. (CBC) In a statement, federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said the government was happy Manitoba's government, which took over on Feb. 26, was making a good faith effort to make a good deal for both parties.
"It appears that Manitoba has reached a satisfactory resolution with the Manitoba government," McKenna's office said. "As the premier has made clear, the federal government will continue to make efforts to get a good agreement for Manitoba's water needs."
The Ontario government says it expects to have more to say about how the water deal will work when the agreement is signed in Ottawa. |