Manitoba expands aerial wildlife surveillance program
The Manitoba government will broaden its aerial wildlife surveillance to more areas, using solar powered drones and infrared cameras to monitor moose elk and caribou. Funding totals 1.61 million for 2024 25, expanding from two to three areas previously and now eight game hunting zones.
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Natural Resources
Ian Bushie
Heidi Cook
Misipawistik
Chris Heald
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Oakburn couple run Santa letter outpost at Oak-Site Foods
Devon and Jason Mackie of Oakburn turned their Oak-Site Foods grocery into a Christmas letter outpost. With the postal strike, they provide area youth a direct line to Santa via a local elf who will deliver letters to the North Pole.
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Lions donate funds to Russell events and recreation
Russell’s Lions Club handed Alissa Ross of the North West Marquette Festival board a 600 dollar gift for ongoing festival operations and gave 1500 dollars to Assiniboine Valley Recreation for a new outdoor skating rink beside the Leisure Centre. The rink will be free for public use. In Kamsack, mayor Trevor Auchstaetter said a Dec 3 fire gutted the village grocery store but no one was hurt, with investigators probing the back of the building as firefighters saved the neighboring property.
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Dauphin Humane Society Shopping Spree winner bags $1000 prize
Jerri Csversko won a $1,000 prize in a sprint through Dauphin Co-op Food Store to grab groceries in 85 seconds. The shopping spree is one of PHS’s largest fundraisers, with officials Jenn Langlois and the PHS office manager applauding. LP and the LP Foundation report $1.3 million grants in 2024, including $20,000 to the Swan River arena project as part of Community Grants.
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Fire blankets a big fundraiser success in Redvers
Redvers town ordered 60 fire blankets for a fundraiser to buy a new fire truck. At the Dec 18 meeting CAO Tricia Pickard said blankets sold quickly, prompting a larger order. 25 of 100 newly ordered blankets are spoken for. The heat resistant blankets cost 25 each and are available at the town office.
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