Smith Wins Cash Spiel at Hamiota Curling Club
Hamiota Manitoba hosted 24 foursomes for the annual Cash spiel. Rick Smith and his Virden foursome defeated Neil Andrew’s Brandon team to win 1200 dollars. Dave Clark of Newdale finished third, Dave Gill of Strathclair fourth, with several others advancing.
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Hamiota
Rick Smith
Virden
Neil Andrew
Brandon
Dave Clark
Newdale
Dave Gill
Strathclair
Roy McKenzie
Northwest Ladies League underway at Shoal Lake
The Shoal Lake Curling Club hosted the opening two rounds of the Northwest Ladies Competitive League with Hamiota entrants Barb Maynes and Vickie McGhee leading at 2-0. Standings show Scantlebury Stewart Brown and Clark at 1-1 and Bell Mitchell at 0-2.
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E. Clarke
D. Stewart
W. McGhee
J. Scantlebury
Karen Mitchell
V. McGhee
S. Bell
D.brown
B. Maynes
E. Clark
Shoal Lake
Northwest Men's Curling results round robin rounds
The Northwest Competitive Curling League completed two round robin rounds. Round One in Shoal Lake on Oct 30 saw Gill over McKinnon, Lawn over Beever, Garbolinsky over Clarke, Strachan over Lewis, Bond over Henry, Brooks over Stewart. Round Two in Hamiota on Nov 2 had Lewis over Stewart, Brooks over Garbolinsky, Strachan over McKinnon, Gill over Henry, Bond over Lawn, Clarke over Beever. Round Three set for Nov 9 at Hamiota Curling Club with 6:30 and 9:00 p.m. draws.
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Hamiota
Northwest
Shoal Lake
Gill
McKinnon
Lawn
Beever
Garbolinsky
Clarke
Strachan
Lewis
Bond
Henry
Brooks
Stewart
Irwin slams Tory tax record in tax reform push
Federal NDP candidate Eric Irwin attacks the Mulroney government over tax reform failures. He cites Revenue Canada figures showing thousands with no tax, and many paying little. He argues the wealthy gain most under current plans and pledges a fair taxation platform with increased child benefits and targeted corporate reforms.
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New Democratic
Eric Irwin
Brian Mulroney
Revenue Canada
Irwin
Mr. Irwin
Mulroney
Rural Manitoba needs decentralizing services to aid growth
Manitoba Premier Gary Filmon told the Manitoba Community Newspapers Association on October 13 that his government maintains a very strong concern for decentralizing government services. He said opportunities exist but declined specifics while addressing civil service negotiations. He highlighted existing programs like the Western Diversification Fund and Business Development and Tourism, urging entrepreneurs to propose rural projects and noting regional balance across northern, southern Manitoba and Winnipeg.
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Manitoba
Gary Filmon
Filmon
Manitoba Community Newspapers Association Board of Directors
Winnipeg
Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
MCNA
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Northwest Ladies League
Rural Publishers
Canadian Advertising Foundation
Crosstown
Marg
Keith Lamb
Rivers
Gregory
Campbell Funeral Home
Rock of Ages” Granite Provincial Granite Works
Mac Campbell
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