The Met Reopens After Major Fire in Portage la Prairie
The Metropolitan Store at 26 Saskatchewan Avenue East in Portage la Prairie reopens on Wednesday November 24 after a July 25 fire destroyed the building and its contents. Reconstruction began in August with repairs and an expanded lunch counter in the western end while preserving the basic layout. Store manager R J Kuzmik notes several changes but the essence of the shop remains intact.
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Sharron Wild
Portage la Prairie
Saskatchewan Avenue East
R. J
Bob) Kuzmik
Met
le Energenee
Kuzmix
Kuzmik
Manitoba to fund 50000 study on converting surplus power to hydrogen
Manitoba government will allocate 50000 toward a 150000 study with TransCanada Ltd and Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd to explore converting off peak hydro power into hydrogen and byproducts via electrolysis. The research aims to assess feasibility of storing energy as hydrogen and supporting gas needs with oxygen, with completion expected within a year.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
TransCanada Ltd
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd
Len Evans
Evans
Manitoba Energy Council
Manitoba plants modern packing lines boost carrot onion output
Manitoba vegetable growers expand with more than 125000 invested in Weigh-O-Matic carrot machines and a 32000 euro onion packer. Winnipeg plant processes about 600000 pounds daily enabling faster farm to shelf delivery and stronger export prospects led by Portage la Prairie.
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Winsirsg
Paca
Manitoba
Vern Delancey
King Edward Street
Winnipeg
Portage la Prairie
Portage
DeLancey
United States
California
Canada
Toronto
Germany
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Minneapolis
Saskatchewan
Don Kushner
Sleep patterns differ in babies at risk for crib death
U S medical researcher R M Harper of the University of California told Society for Neuroscience that families with infants who die in their cribs show inherited abnormal heart and breathing rhythms. About 6 000 seemingly healthy infants die in U S sleep each year and crib death rises in families with affected siblings.
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U.S
Society For Neuroscience
R.M. Harper
University of California
United States
Harper
Istree Limit Defines Canada Tree Growth Boundary
The northern limit of tree growth in Canada runs roughly along a diagonal from the Mackenzie River mouth to Churchill on Hudson Bay, marking a change in forest reach across the region.
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Canada
Mackenzie River
Churchill
Hudson Bay
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