Family squabbles and prairie spirit across Manitoba
The Interlake Spectator reports a Winnipeg man jailed after a liquor fueled crash north of Gimli injuring his girlfriend. Barrhead’s one act keeps two sisters from court with a vow never to speak again. In Blairmore seniors face a hostile Seniors Club while Atwater residents repair roads themselves. Two Manitoba children await heart and other surgery in Toronto. Ts dale residents raise 8300 for a family in need. Carlyle hosts a Goods and Services Auction raising 43000 to burn a swimming pool mortgage.
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Red
Rockies
Interlake Spectator
Winnipeg
Gimli
Barrhead
Dayton
Eileen Moore
Blairmore
Moores
Esterhazy Miner-Journal
Toronto
Carman Valley Leader
Sarah Goethals
Mathew Kushniruk
Tisdale Recorder
Mathew
Carlyle Observer
Lampman
Fred McGuinness
Brandon
Theft probes span two incidents in Newdale and Isabella
The Yellowhead RCMP investigate thefts from a Newdale Co-op and the Still General Store Museum in Isabella. Stolen items include cigarettes cash and 40 to 50 year old baseball memorabilia such as a gray striped Isabella shirt a white Isabella sweatshirt and a red and white cap. Police urge public tips via Crime Stoppers or RCMP.
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Yellowhead
RCMP
Newdale Co-op
Main Street
Isabella
Public health alert on Hantavirus from local doctor
Dr Hudson warns residents to trap and dispose of mice in homes and yards and to spray traps with a 10 percent Javex solution as water alone cannot kill Hantavirus. He notes symptoms from fever to shortness of breath, onset 3 days to 6 weeks after exposure, and low survival without treatment.
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Hudson
Rawlings Home Hardware
Hamiota Super Thrifty Drug Mart
Redfern Farm Services
Redfern’s
Pope National Wildlife Area Spotlight In Manitoba
The MidWest region highlights Pope National Wildlife Area in the Rural Municipality of Hamiota as a federally owned site with a history as a water storage area for steam locomotives. Designated a national wildlife reserve in 1972, it recently stocked 6,000 fingerling trout for fall sport fishing and is undergoing development. For tours, contact Susan Shaw at MidWest Tourism, 764-2283.
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Hamiota
Pope National Wildlife Area
Manitoba
Canadian National Railway
Susan Shaw
MidWest Tourism
Blood shortage follows Pine Creek tornado in Alberta
Canadian Blood Services appeals for donors across Western Canada to replenish blood supplies after the Pine Creek tornado. CBS centres shipped blood to Alberta over the weekend and Edmonton reports its last unit of type O blood on July 14. Westman residents can call 726-1080 to donate in Brandon.
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Canadian Blood Services
Manitoba
Alberta
Pine Creek
Alta
CBS
Canada
Edmonton
Westman
Brandon
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MidWest
Birch Lodge
Pam
Tara
Polo Park
Wellington
Berry
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Nesbitt Publishing Ltd
Box 70
Romoto Telephone
U.S.A
Gregory Nesbitt
Wanda Strachan
Connie Kay
Judy Nesbitt
Darrell Nesbitt
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