Rural Manitoba calls for municipal amalgamation wary of change
A commentary argues for merging rural municipalities around Roblin and San Clara to cut costs and improve governance. It notes 4,600 people with 23 elected representatives and suggests a single local body of five or six councillors would save tax dollars and reduce duplication.
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Ken Waddell
Neepawa
Manitoba
Prairies
Waddell
Brandon
Shell River
Hillsburg
Park North
Shellmouth-Boulton
Roblin
San Clara
Inky Mark
Roblin Credit Union
Crocus Credit Union
Prairie fossil finds across the Canadian Prairies headline
Manitoba hosts the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre with a vast marine reptile collection led by Bruce the mosasaur, discovered in the 1930s and gathered since 1972. In Saskatchewan the Tyrannosaurus Scotty's discovery near Eastend drew national attention as scientists study the site.
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Canada
Royal Tyrell Museum
Drumheller
Alberta
Prairies
Manitoba
Morden and District Museum
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
Bruce
Prairie fossil finds spark cross province heritage drive
The piece surveys southwest Saskatchewan digs at Herschel and Cypress Hills and notes Alberta sites like Dinosaur Provincial Park near Brooks as key paleontological and tourism anchors. It highlights the Ancient Echoes centre, petroglyphs, and regional roles in museums, industry, and heritage. Peg Hasein of Biggar Independent is cited.
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Herschel
Canada
Alberta
Dinosaur Provincial Park
Brooks
Badlands
United Nations
Red Deer River
Dinosaur Natural History Association
East Coulee
Japan
Chicago
Cypress Hills
Great Canadian Fossil Trail Society
Prairie Provinces
Peg Hasein
Biggar Independent
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