Day of the Dead program in Manitoba schools prompts reflection
Manitoba publicly funded Day of the Dead program sees 32 schools including Hamiota and Shoal Lake Collegiates designate students as dead for a day to symbolize lives lost to alcohol related crashes. MPI officials say average 51 Manitobans die yearly from impaired driving and focus on youth risk.
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MPI
Exchange student anticipates a white Christmas in Manitoba
Australian student Sarah Hamilton staying with the McKinnon family in Hamiota looks forward to a Canadian white Christmas as she experiences Manitoba winter customs. She notes the contrast with summer in Australia, where Christmas is hot and beachside, and describes family traditions and the calm, less commercial holiday.
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Australia
Brent
Donna McKinnon
Hamiota
Manitoba
Canada
Sarah
Hamilton
Perth
Santa Claus
McKinnon
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