Donor hunt for Barry Dyer grows urgent in Manitoba
Barry Dyer a 41 year old Portage la Prairie man with chronic myelogenous leukemia waits for a donor. The Red Cross Manitoba registry notes lower match probabilities for black donors and urges healthy people ages 17 to 50 to join. Dyer currently relies on monthly transfusions at Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg as supporters organize prayers and a donor drive.
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Barry Dyer
Portage la Prairie
Lang
Manitoba
Red Cross
Dyer
Health Sciences
Winnipeg
Canadian Red Cross Society
Rabies scare ends with prompt vaccination after skunk attack
In Baldur a 14 year old boy Allan Mitchell faced a skunk at his tent during a family celebration. The animal bit his hand, was shot, tested positive for rabies, and Allan and his parents began immediate vaccination within 18 hours. Full immunity requires six months.
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Allan Mitchell
Baldur
Allan
Buddy
Glen
Hemingway
Boissevain
Glenboro
Bob Sangster
Lets Talk Taxes Will Eaton's bailout join tax-funded plan
Victor Vasnik argues Winnipeg city hall seeks provincial tax dollars to fund a 4.5 million corporate welfare plan for Canvic Investment to buy and lease the Eaton's building with Eaton's as tenant. He notes Eaton's finances, nearby occupancy, and other bailouts while urging citizens to oppose provincial support.
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Victor Vasnikt
Eaton's
Winnipeg
Eaton
Manitoba
City Hall
Canvic Investment Corporation
Eaton Place
Ton Place
Canvib
Cadillac Fairview
TD Realty
Toronto
Eaton’s
GE Capital Services
Royal Bank of Canada
Canada
V.P. John David Eaton
Forks
Portage Place
Katz Ballpark
Eric Stefanson
The
Manitoba Taxpayers
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