New doctor joins Roblin trio to serve town
Dr Philip Donaldson has joined Dr Elizabeth Sender and Dr Fred Taute as Roblin's third physician. He started June 15 after training in South Africa and recent work in England. He studied acupuncture in China in 1988 and previously spent two months at Climax Hospital.
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Philip Donaldson
Elizabeth Senderwich
Fred Taute
Roblin
Donaldson
South Africa
England
China
Climax
Manitoba students join Pearson World College program
Jeremy Wendell of Goose Lake High School and Jaylene McBurney of Glenlawn Collegiate Institute are chosen to enter the International Baccalaureate program at Lester B. Pearson World College of the Pacific in Metchosin British Columbia. Wendell learns he was accepted in May, and the two will leave Goose Lake High for Grade 12. The college serves 200 students from 73 countries, with 150 enrolled from outside Canada and 50 being Canadian. Graduates can continue to second year at many universities. program costs about 15 500 dollars annually and scholarships fund students. Tony Makoun, director, says the aim is cross cultural learning and tolerance.
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Jeremy Wendell
Goose Lake
Manitoba
Lester B. Pearson
Winnipeg
Historic Shellmouth Bridge Replaced by Culverts This Summer
The shellmouth bridge on Provincial Road 619 spanning the Assiniboine River since 1908 is being replaced with culverts this summer. Workers began dismantling June 23 and will grade, gravel, and extend the road to the Saskatchewan border as part of 14 bridge projects and more than $13 million in Parkland highway work.
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Shellmouth
Assiniboine River
Henry Dyck
Department of Highways
Saskatchewan
Autopac rate hike proposed for Manitoba drivers
Manitoba Public Insurance proposes a 5.5 percent base hike for Autopac next year with some motorists facing higher increases. The changes, filed with the Public Utilities Board, would take effect March 1, 1990, affecting about two in three registered vehicles. Some groups see added charges for poor driving records while older cars may move to lower rating groups and vintage vehicles remain unaffected.
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Autopac
Public Utilities Board
Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation
Public Utilities Board of Manitoba
Roblin
Ellen Goodman
Winnipeg
Red Cross Pledges Lake Safety Push After Drownings
Roblin health workers seek a boat safety program with the Red Cross for Lake of the Prairies. Roblin's Rob Yeo aims to promote boating and water safety, alongside swimming lessons, as four drownings have occurred since 1972.
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Red Cross
Lake of the Prairies
Roblin Area
Roblin
Rob Yeo
Yeo
Inglis
Cam Owens
Dauphin
Asessippi Park
Glen Vandoorne
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The
Roblin Review
Dell
Pearson College
Lake Manitoba
Ian Hagenson
Ken Kansas
East Goose Lake
Kansas
Owens
Manitoba Natural Resources
Rick Bowering
Vandoorne
Mindy Bastford
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