 ? Septic plan debatedCamp director 5says sand mound system makes senseMedieval times10North Eastman residents enjoy Cook's Creek festivalgetonlineitlacdubonnetleader.comSERVING ST. ANDREWS, SELKIRK, INTERLAKE, BEAUSEJOUR, LAC DU BONNET, PINE FALLS & AREASTheLac du Bonnet Leaderlacdubonnetleader.com Friday, July 30, 2010 VOL. 65 NO. 31 SERVING LAC DU BONNET PINAWA WHITEMOUTH GREAT FALLS PINE FALLS AND SURROUNDING AREAS PM 40010074 $1.50 includes PST & GSTPut the HEAT on HOLD!Is the Sun fading your roomFor Personal Service & Free Shop at Home Service Let one of our professional decorators show you how affordable the best can be! NO TRAVEL CHARGES204785-15921 Week OnlyWe Serve Selkirk, The Interlake and Eastman Areas.Submitted photos"We had to be ready to start burning oil again if things went wrong."-Ron Sellers Top photo: The Q4000 is a $180 million state-ofthe-art oil field vessel deployed in response to the Deepwater Horizon explosion. It is currently in the Gulf of Mexico burning off oil collected from the recent spill. Left: The EverGreen burner in action. It turns a flow of oil and gas into vapour that is burned without creating excessive smoke.Lac du Bonnet man helping clean up oil spillBy Marc Zienkiewicz Lac du Bonnet's Ron Sellers is in the Gulf of Mexico helping to clean up the biggest off shore oil spill in American history. Sellers - son of Lac du Bonnet's Don and Violet Sellers - is operating a machine called an EverGreen burner aboard the Q4000, a $180 million state-of-the-art oil fi eld vessel deployed in response to the Deepwater Horizon explosion, which has sent more than four million barrels of oil spilling into the Gulf since the spill began April 20. "I'm hoping to go ashore tomorrow - it's been very busy," Sellers said during a phone interview on Monday. Th e 48-year-old has worked in the oil industry for more than 20 years. "I've worked all over the planet. I've been to more places than I can remember." He was recently hired by Schlumberger, an oil fi eld services provider, to operate the Ever- Green burner, which is designed to burn off oil fumes produced during well testing. Petroleum giant BP is using it to burn off oil collected during the cleanup. It turns a flow of oil and gas into vapour that is pushed out a dozen nozzles and burned without creating excessive smoke. According to Schlumberger's website, the machine "is highly effi cient with all types of oil, particularly heavy and waxy oils. Th e Evergreen burner can operate eff ectively with up to 25 per cent water cut, which makes it ideal for cleanup operations." The first time Sellers used one was in Scotland. He's worked in 23 countries in all, including Kuwait, Uzbekistan, Iran, Nigeria, Malta, and Malaysia. "When I got to the Q4000 there were two people I knew from Europe, one from Scotland and one from Holland. Th ey were the ones who saw the worst of it. As you know, it's hot and humid down here and burning off the oil just makes Continued on p.21/2PRICE 30-50% offSheerweave or Roller Shades, Verticals, Venetians, Romans, Sheers & DraperiesNO PROBLEM - WE HAVE THEM ALL!Installation & More!Blinds, Draperyet cetera...
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