District News Highlights Community Spirit and Plans
District News covers local church events, recreation reports, helping people efforts, and community features. The page also notes TVW/P6 programming and upcoming want ads, with a focus on neighborhood involvement.
Health centre faces bed shortage in Roblin
Roblin District Health Centre battles near full occupancy as higher patient inflow and severe colds and flu strain staff and facilities. Administrator Clint Clearwater says the facility cannot turn away patients and urges families of chronic-care patients to consider home care temporarily while beds and nursing hours run low.
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Roblin District Health Centre
Clint Clearwater
Clearwater
ICG rates increases anger New Democrats
Manitoba gas customers face another rate hike after the PUB approved a 2.8 percent overall increase for ICG Utilities Manitoba to cover a projected 7.4 million operating shortfall in 1989. Residential Winnipeg rates rise about 23 dollars yearly. rural and commercial customers see smaller hikes. Critics say repeated yearly increases exceed inflation and prompt calls for investigation.
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ICG Utilities (Manitoba) Ltd
Public Utilities Board
PUB
ICG
Brian Farley
Winnipeg
Fartey
Farley
Manitoba
NDP Party
Jim Maloway
NDP
Brandon
Maloway
Two Roblin Churches Move to New Facilities
On Sunday January 14 Bethel Pentecostal Church and the Evangelical Mission Church relocate to new sites in Roblin. The EMC building beside Eastway Motel on Highway 5 features ten Sunday School rooms a library and a large multipurpose area with a 250 seat sanctuary. Bethel moves into the former Evangelical Church at 411 Peats Street expanding capacity to 140 and plan dedications later in the year.
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Roblin
Bethel Pentecostal Church
Evangelical Mission Church
EMC
Eastway
Highway 5
Evangelical
Peats Street
7Th Avenue
1St Street
Manitoba Drug Cost Cut Seen Cutting Bills and Government Expenditures
Manitoba announces a new drug substitutes list the Manitoba Drug Standards and Therapeutic Formulary that will lower prices for about 200 commonly prescribed drugs. The plan aims to save the government nearly 1.3 million over six months and could reduce individual costs though pharmacists fees may stay unchanged.
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Manitoba
Don Orchard
Queen’s
Vaughan Street
Winnipeg