Veterinarian duo joins Turtle Mountain Vet Clinic
Dr. Tom Welsh brings in Dr. Bob Keffen for several months at Turtle Mountain Vet Clinic. Keffen previously practiced in South Africa, including a two year period in Portage la Prairie before an extensive career with wild and exotic animals at South Africa's National Park.
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Tom Welsh
Bob Keffen
Turtle Mountain
Keffen
South Africa
Portage la Prairie
National Park
Manitoba fundraiser in Souris raises over $2000
The Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities held a Long-A-Thon fundraiser in Souris to buy automatic door openers for the Souris and Glenwood Community Complex. A roast beef supper accompanied the event, contributing to the total.
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Manitoba League of Persons With Disabilities
Souris
Glenwood
Souris Council Rejects Smoking ban at Memorial Complex
Souris council voted to reject a proposal from the Souris and Glenwood Memorial Complex Board that would have banned smoking entirely at the facility starting May 1 2003.
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Town of
Souris
Souris and Glenwood Memorial Complex
Busts of Van Gogh Trudeau and Diefenbaker Join Hamiota Library
Westman artist Douglas Brolund donated three busts that now watch over the books at Hamiota Centennial Library. The sculptures depict Vincent van Gogh along with former Prime Ministers Pierre Elliott Trudeau and John Diefenbaker.
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Vincent van Gogh
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
John Diefenbaker
Hamiota Centennial Library
Westman
Douglas Brolund
Full House 64 Rinks Enter Carberry Bonspiel Field
A large turnout led the Carberry Men’s Bonspiel with 64 rinks competing and a waiting list of four more rinks announced last week.
Rock Lake Hospital limits acute care and ER services
Rock Lake Hospital in Crystal City has temporarily curtailed acute care and emergency services starting February 17 until physician staffing levels stabilize.
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Rock Lake Hospital
Crystal City
Tiger Hills Personal Care Home Adds 22 Stryker Bertec Beds
The Treherne facility adds 22 state of the art beds with electronic height repositioning panels from Stryker Bertec. New dining room tables and chairs are on the way. A large bequeath funded the furniture purchase.
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Tiger Hills
Treherne
Hutches
Stryker Bertec
Morton Council rejects hog barn project near Boissevain
Residents vote against a proposed large hog barn citing soil conditions around the aquifer feeding the reservoir that provides Boissevain's water. Council expressed concerns about water protection and local well being.
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Boissevain
Morton Council
Six Months After Amalgamation Prairie Spirit Division Progress
The Prairie Spirit School Division faces funding declines due to rural enrolment drops and aims to finish the amalgamation work. Chairman Marvin Anderson notes the frame is set and the division must finish the picture, unify policies and salaries, and address cultural diversity while expanding high speed Internet access and maintaining programs for students.
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Prairie Spirit Division
Prairie Spirit School Division
Marvin Anderson
Anderson
Prairie Spirit
Pembina Valley
Tiger Hills
Mountain
Prairie Spirit School
Craig Cuddy
Wheat Belt Community Futures Development Corporation
Wheatbelt
Assiniboine River Rises With Shellmouth Outflow Increases
Manitoba Conservation warns the Assiniboine River will rise over the next weeks as Shellmouth Reservoir increases outflows from 450 to 650 cfs and then to 800 cfs by Feb 28. Snowfall and basin conditions push levels toward Brandon and Winnipeg, with rises of about 1.5 feet between Millwood and Brandon.
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Assiniboine River
Manitoba Conservation’s
Assiniboine
Shellmouth Reservoir
Shellmouth
Russell
Millwood
Brandon
Winnipeg
Spruce Woods
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RRSP
RRIF
Crocus Investment
Cypress River
Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation
Cypress River Credit Union
Baidur
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