Roblin Ag Society’s 73rd Annual Fair Set for July 22 23
Roblin’s 73rd annual fair runs Sunday and Monday with horse and goat shows, pet show, heavy horse pull, gymkhana events, King Farmer contests, a magic show by James Grant, and local acts. Featured are miniature draft horses, Limousin beef cattle, and a live midway by Select Shows plus free swimming with gate admission.
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Roblin Ag Society
Leigh Waggoner
James Grant
Roblin
Ag Society
Parkland gains Community Futures backing in regional push
The Parkland region including Dauphin Roblin Grandview McCreary Ethelbert Gilbert Plains Minitonas Ste Rose du Lac and Winnipegosis wins selection for the Community Futures program under the Canadian Jobs Strategy. Local groups hail the move as regional development momentum with up to 400000 funding and plans to legalize and incorporate the regional committee.
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Roblin
Parkland
Manitoba
Barbara McDougall
Dauphin-Swan River
Brian White
McDougall
Parklands
White
Dauphin
Grandview
McCreary
Ethelbert
Gilbert *Lains
Minitonas
Ste. Rose du Lac
Winnipegosis
Rod Nasewich
Nasewich
Rossburn
Mafeking
West Parkland
Cliff Fox
Swan River
Alan Gaber
Care home expansion to go to tender for 30 extra beds
Roblin's personal care home Crocus Court plans a 30 bed expansion with a start soon after permission to tender. Budget estimates range 3.8 to 4 million dollars with competitive bids expected from Manitoba and Saskatchewan contractors. Construction to last about one year and add 17 to 22 health care staff.
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Crocus Court
Roblin
Clint Clearwater
Don Orchard
Roblin Russell
Len Derkach
Clearwater
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Roblin Council backs bleachers and museum move
Roblin Council approves three new steel bleachers for the fairgrounds at about 1200 each to aid the Roblin Ag Society after old seating was removed for safety. The town also helps Keystone Pioneer Museum with 470 of 1866 moving a hydro line for new building work.
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Henk Capelle
Ag. Society
Leigh Waggoner
Roblin
Roblin Ag Society
Keystone Pioneer Museum
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