Manitoba RCMP officer cited for bravery in Lac du Bonnet
Cst Maurice Comeau received the Commissioner's Certificate for bravery after a volatile Paungassi Reserve incident. Cst Robin Lane earned the Commanding Officer's Certificate for assisting in the same operation. Inside a residence a man with a rifle and an axe threatened officers and a child. Comeau stopped the axe swing by grabbing the weapon. Parkway Co-op manager Larry Mills, new Roblin Chamber president, outlines cost cuts, debt reduction, and continued community promotion including trade shows and Pride Nite. potential office relocation and volunteer staffing changes are discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RCMP
Lac du Bonnet
Canada
Cst
Maurice Comeau
Robin Lane
Paungassi
Comeau
Larry Mills
Parkway Co-op
Roblin and
Chamber
Firefighters battle engine blaze west of Portage
Firefighters battled a CN locomotive fire six kilometres west of Portage along the Trans Canada Highway. The blaze started in the engine area of one of two eastbound locomotives while oil spilled, but diesel power was not at risk. Crews separated the engines and moved them to a crossing where containment and rapid extinguishment followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage
David Dear
Winnipeg
Miniota council agenda covers school visit and 1994 measures
Miniota RM met February 11 with Reeve Walker presiding and councilors present. Delegations discussed Water Services Board Dept of Environment UWD Miniota Lagoon and nuisance grounds. A public hearing approved a conditional use permit for a single family dwelling in the rural A80 zone. Tender from Twin Valley Co-op for 1994 fuel accepted at 7.9 cents per litre. Pasture leases renewed with 2 percent annual increases. a one year lease for Lot 6, Block 13, Plan 631 renewed. Attendance at EMO and WISH meetings authorized. 1994 Manitoba Municipal Administrators Association dues approved. A Municipal Development and Improvement Trust Fund to be created with 1993 VLT funds. Support for Manitoba Crime Stoppers for 1994 set at 10 cents per capita. Pre-budget consultation trips approved, staff holidays authorized. Gravel tender process set with bids due March 8. Fire Department appointed with ranks and pay scales established. Medicals for Class 4 licenses funded. Financial statements reviewed. road machinery hourly rates set effective March 1.
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R.M
Miniota
Reeve Walker
Bell
Milne
Shier
Clark
Lee
Bryant
Council
Dick Mennon
Water Services Board
Bernie Chrisp
Ron Slater
Dept. of Environment
Bill Brant
Poetker
MacLaren
Lee Reid
Eric Harlin
UWD
Ted Woychuk
Querel Equipment
Corporal Poole
Doreen Charlton
Twin Valley Co-op
Shelley Gardham
Minsota
Murray Bell
Brandon
Barry Clark
Jim Milne
WISH
Birtle
Manitoba Municipal Administrators Association
Doug McAulay
Catherine Peel
R.M. of
Manitoba
Don Lee
Russell
Miniota Volunteer Fire Department
Bruce Mitchell
Glen Draper
Ken Armitage
Wayne Poppel
Bob Gardham
Rodney Gardham
Allan Walker
Lance Draper
Darcy Oliver
Brian Oliver
Nicky Young
David Howard
Bob Watters
Mark Poppel
Bob Clark
Fire Brigade
Also Mentioned on This Page
E Roblin
Delta Marsh
Woodlands Colony Farms Ltd
Friends of Oak
Friends of
Oak Hammock Marsh
Ducks Unlimited
Chuck Dixon
Boissevain
Bob Wooley
Department of Natural Resources
Dixon
Maureen Schwanke
Arrow River
Man
Hamiota
Chamber of Commerce
T & D Resturant
Hamiota Credit Union
Oak Lake
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