Columnist marks 1000 weekly Prairies columns
Fred McGuinness, a Brandon area columnist, celebrates 1000 weekly notes in Neighbourly News style. He recalls CBC radio roots, rural culture, and community acts such as Cheryl Enright’s Christmas Eve rescue and Utah coach Wendy Fiath’s bantam hockey team kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Press
The
Prairies
CBC Radio
Canada
East
Stanley Knowles
CBC
Hanna Herald
Chery
Enright
Calgary
Saskatoon
Fred
Hanna Chrysler
Tc’s
Cheryl
Charles
Canada Grey
Utah
Wendy Fiath
Wendy
Hanna
Fred McGuinness
Brandon
Heritage Arts Centre Renovation Under Way in Brandon
The Heritage Arts Centre in Brandon undergoes paint stripping to reveal oak woodwork as doors are missing and replicas may be produced. Volunteers and three full time workers begin a 14 week program funded by a partnership among Brandon Employment Centre Manitoba Education and Training and the Mid-West Arts Council to advance restoration work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon Employment Centre
Manitoba Department of Education and Training
Mid-West Arts Council
Heritage Arts Centre
Heritage Arts Centre Renovation Progress Update
Interior designer Janet Shaw Russell and architect Michael Cox of Brandon lead volunteers in renovating the Heritage Arts Centre. Foreman Tony Scott with Mark Knight and Steven Fortune remove plaster and mark all moldings for precise reinstallation as phase two proceeds. Completion aimed for May, with year 2000 target and ongoing fundraising from Manitoba Heritage Grants, Thomas Sill Foundation, Royal Bank of Canada and local support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Shaw-Russell
Michael Cox
Brandon
Cox
Teers
Tony Scott
Mark Knight
Steven Fortune
Heritage Arts Centre
Manitoba Heritage
Thomas Sill Foundation
Royal Bank of Canada
Phone monitoring systems placed in Manitoba jails
Justice Minister Vic Toews announced new telephone monitoring in Manitoba correctional institutions to intercept threatening calls and aid safety. The system, costing 68 500, operates at Headingley, Winnipeg Remand Centre, Brandon, and Manitoba Youth Centre with safeguards for privileged communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice
Vic Toews
Toews
Lavoie
Stony Mountain
Winnipeg
Headingley Correctional Institution
Winnipeg Remand Centre
Brandon Correctional Institution
Manitoba Youth Centre
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the Hamiota Echo
Ombudsman
Sharon Robertson
3Rd St
Hamiota
Whytes Lumber & Insurance
Kenton
David Cochrane
Optometrist
Nelson Street
Virden
Hamiota Echo
Nesbitt Publishing Ltd
Box 70
Manitoba
Romoto Telephone
U.S.A
Gregory Nesbitt
Wanda Strachan
Connie Kay
Judy Nesbitt
Darrell Nesbitt
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