Stubble burning ban takes effect across Manitoba farms
Manitoba imposes a fall stubble and residue burn ban from Aug 1 to Nov 15 with year round night burning restrictions. enhanced aerial surveillance and enforcement aim to curb illegal burning. last year 17 fines were issued. fines range from 2107 to 50000 dollars with enforcement by Manitoba Conservation and RCMP. Complaints go to district offices or RCMP.
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Manitoba
Rosann Wowchuk
Manitoba Conservation
RCMP
Storm Ravages Farmyard North of Shoal Lake
A severe thunderstorm on July 28 battered the Dan and Pat Shwaluk farm yard 13 km northwest of Shoal Lake. A metal clad pole building half collapsed its roof and walls, parts of the structure and debris scattered 500 to 600 feet. A 3/4 ton truck was crushed, a grain wagon toppled, a horse barn damaged, and a 2000 bushel grain bin sustained damage.
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Dan
Pat Shwaluk
Shoal Lake
Two Die in Highway Crash Near Insinger Saskatchewan
A midnight crash near Insinger Saskatchewan claimed two Grandview residents, Mary Morin aged 95 and Patti McCool aged 49, both passengers in the back seat of a west bound vehicle. Two other occupants were hospitalized in Yorkton. Valentina Faye Taypotat, 26, of Broadview, faces two counts of impaired driving causing death and related charges.
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Insinger
Grandview
Mary Morin
Patti McCool
Yorkton Hospital
Valentina Faye Taypotat
Broadview
Melita joins towns with ER service suspensions
On July 31 Melita joined a long list of communities including Birtle Rossburn Wawanesa Rivers Erickson Carberry Virden and Baldur whose Emergency Room services have been suspended at local health centres. ER and Acute Care Services shut down July 31 and will not reopen until further notice.
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Melita
Birtle
Rossburn
Wawanesa
Rivers
Erickson
Carberry
Virden
Baldur
Ground breaking soon at Souris pool project
Community members and visitors squeeze use of the aging 30 year old pool before construction begins September 4 on a new junior Olympic facility. The beach entrance will be wheelchair accessible, five swim lanes, diving boards, a lazy river and water slides. The pool is slated to open July 1 2009.
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Souris Plaindealer
Moosomin to Sell Four Lots by Tender
Moosomin plans to offer four residential lots in Block 99 north of the Southeast Integrated Health Care Centre by tender. High demand led to previous sellouts in Heritage Place earlier this year.
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Moosomin
Heritage Place
Swan River Homecoming Draws Near-4000 Participants
Swan River residents united for a homecoming weekend with months of planning and hundreds of volunteer hours. Organizers estimate about 4,000 people registered as final tallies were being calculated Monday morning.
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Swan Valley
National Ukrainian Festival draws global visitors in Canada
Visitors traveled from around the world to attend Canada's 43rd National Ukrainian Festival. Ticket sales for the weekend ran about average between 3,000 and 4,000, with excellent weather enhancing the festivities. First vice-president Kristen Lucyshyn praised the year of hard work as paying off.
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Dauphin Herald
Canada
First
Kristen Lucyshyn
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