Virden airport plan open house outlines new facility
At Virden Civic Centre an open house showcased a proposed airport site plan. UMA Engineering Ltd represented by Jim Terris and Gary Tencha discussed the Transport Canada Code 2B compliant airport to serve light twin engine aircraft and air ambulance. Expropriation has begun for land once part of a WWII air base and pilot school.
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Virden
UMA Engineering Ltd
Winnipeg
Jim Terris
Gary Tencha
Transport Canada
Thieves target rural homes in new RCMP warning
Stonewall Headingley and Selkirk detachments report higher break and enter rates over the past six weeks. Sgt Bert Clarke urges rural residents to record serial numbers of valuables and keep the list secure, since doors alone won’t deter intruders as they prey on empty homes during the day.
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RCMP
Stonewall
Bert Clarke
Clarke
Headingley
Selkirk
Moose killings in Turtle Mountain Park rise with illegal cases
District Supervisor Mitch Walker notes many hunters break laws in Turtle Mountain Provincial Park. Since September and mainly October 46 moose were killed in the park. Fourteen illegal killings are known, sixteen by licensed archers, and fifteen legal treaty Indian kills.
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Mitch Walker
Turtle Mountain Provincial Park
Boun
Mid-West Arts Council Spotlight on Local Talent
The Mid-West Arts Council area ships talent across districts with youth exhibiting outside Hamiota and area. Carla Badger and Morgan Conner finished a Westman Youth Choir tour visiting Brandon. Elizabeth Snell prepares The Nutcracker with Brandon Dance Ensemble at Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium on December 11.
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Mid-West
Hamiota
Carla Badger
Morgan Conner
Westman
Trans- Canada Highway
Brandon
Elizabeth Snell
Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorum
Driver Ed program changes in-car experience
Manitoba drivers education undergoes changes effective January 1 1994 with the removal of the $100 student fee and a shift of in car instruction to commercial schools. The Birdtail River division notes past in school offerings in Shoal Lake Hamiota and Birtle but says instructors must be found to continue. Parents may face extra travel to access training while 8 000 students enroll annually province wide. Regular licenses require 16 in most cases and the beginner permit remains available for eligible youths.
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Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation
MPIC
Jim Kingdon
Birdtail River
Ron van den Bussche
Shoal Lake
Hamiota
Birtle
van den Bussche
Ehien
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Manitoba
Dauphin
Ministerial Association
R.M
Asessippi
Brandon Souris
Lee Clark
Clark
West Parkland
Elilegal
Mid-West Arts Council
Arts Council
Winnifred Hulbert Kreager
Holland
Man
Orriscael
Colorado
Allan Hunt
John Seery-Lester
Carl Brenders
Cheyanne Zoo
Kingdon
Orrie
Dieter
Maureen Schwanke
Maureen
Galapagos
Ecuador
South America
Pacific Ocean
Lois Klassen
Lois
Mary Scott
Alberta College of Art
Calgary
Miniota
Midwest Recreation Office
Reform Party
Dale Brown
Reform Party of Canada
Dauphin-Swan River Riding
Insurance
George
Ken
Chris Waddell
J & M Mall
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