In the Shadow of a Giant Roblin’s shrinking business landscape concerns locals
The piece notes closures in Roblin and nearby towns as competition and population shifts erode local commerce. It compares Roblin to thriving Yorkton area communities under Winnipeg’s shadow, questioning whether Roblin can remain a trade center and what future closures may mean for local life.
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Halley
Roblin
Togo
MacNutt
Calder
Yorkton
Kamsack
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Cops for Cancer drive lauded for charity shoreside effort
Duncan B C reader relays Vancouver Island notes on Le Tour de Rock events from Port Hardy to Port Hardy riders. Duncan reports the RCMP fundraiser raised about 500000 with 750000 island residents supporting through spaghettI dinners auctions and a painted Musical Ride gift to a young cancer patient.
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Arctic Circle
South Seas
Prairies
Duncan
B.C
Carlyle Observer
Vancouver Island
Port Hardy
RCMP
le Tour
RCMP History and Heritage Highlighted in Speech
A speaker traces the RCMP’s origins from the 1870s along the 49th parallel, noting their roles as law enforcers social workers and government protectors from Red River to the Rockies and invoking Chief Crowfoot’s Treaty 7 remark. The talk links past duties to today’s community outreach programs like Cops for Dance.
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RCMP
49Th Parallel
U.S
Great Plains
Red River
Rockies
Canadian Prairies
Gerald Friesen
Crowfoot