De La Mare resigns Shell River council seat in protest
Ralph De La Mare resigns after almost 20 years on the Ward 1 council in the RM of Shell River. He cites long standing road maintenance and snow clearing complaints as his reason. Nabe says by election planned for May unless acclamation occurs. nominations expected in April.
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Shell River
Ralph de la Mare
de la Mare
Albert Nabe
Ralph
Nabe
Charlie Filewich
Filewich
Roblin council thanks province and weighs local alliances
The Roblin town council praised the province for decentralization and scheduled a meeting with local councils and Manitoba Rural Development to discuss goals. It rejected joining the Manitoba Good Roads Association, heard concerns from the Roblin Wildlife Association over Goose Lake projects, and noted policing cost worries from Thompson and Shoal Lake.
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Roblin
Lawrence Dietrich
Chamber of Commerce
Sid Reimer
Manitoba
Rural Development Department
The
Will Sutton
Goose Lake
Randy Langstaff
Thompson
Shoal Lake
Manitoba Good Roads Association
Frost-Hunt
Council
Stasiuk Calls Loss of Non-Resident Funding a Major Blow
Father Peter Stasiuk of St Vladimir's College in Roblin protests Manitoba's removal of provincial funding for non-resident students in independent schools. He notes 15 of 35 students come from outside the province and fears salaries will be stretched. the college will rely on fundraising.
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Manitoba
Peter Stasiuk
St. Vladimir's College
Roblin
Stasiuk
Len Derkach
St. Vlad’s
North America
U.S
Derkach
Russell
Forest strategy meeting in Dauphin discusses fire prevention
About 25 people in Dauphin reviewed Manitoba forest policy proposals in a three group workshop. They endorsed most ideas, urged stronger fire prevention, and backed operators using their own funds and firebreaks to contain fires. officials called for faster initial response and more upfront money.
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Dauphin
Ray Forbes
Bob Britcher
Britcher Lumber
Roblin
Blucher
Britcher
Duck Mountains
John Towle
Towle
Gary Aldron
Aldron
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