Camping season kicks off at Manitoba provincial parks
The Review reports that southern Manitoba parks including Asessippi opened for the 2023 season over the weekend. Natural Resources Minister Greg Nesbitt welcomes campers and notes online reservations at Manitoba Parks and a May long weekend opening for all remaining grounds. Improvements for the season include new playgrounds at Asessippi.
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Ventures up for award at Crossroads this week
The Russell Thrift Shop and the Hamiota 55 Senior Centre and A Store Community Co op are nominated for the Economic Developers Association of Manitoba Rising Star Project of the Year under $100 000. Cannabis shop opens in Boissevain audiences welcomed by Leann Smith and Ryan Lawrence on May 2.
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Landfill Closures Push Kamsack Toward Transfer Station Plan
Saskatchewan towns move to close local landfills and convert to transfer stations with waste sent to Yorkton. In Kamsack the change ends direct disposal locally and opens dumping for uncollected garbage. In Russell, Green Infrastructure Partners began site prep for the Twin Valley Co op grocery build on Peace Park land with no fixed opening date yet.
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Nurses receive $10,000 boost for continuing education
During National Nursing Week, the RBC Foundation donates 10 000 to the Delha Cort Fund held by the Dauphin Hospital Foundation. The fund, created from an endowment by Cort, a longtime nurse there, supports local nurses pursuing further education.
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Swan River McDonald's runs McCommunity Week to aid arena
From May 4 to 9 the Swan Valley Star and Times reports Swan River McDonald's raises funds for a new arena. Franchise owner Mihir Patel hosts a McCommunity Week while McHappy Day on May 10 supports Ronald McDonald House.
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Hall of Fame inductee named in Manitoba list
The Gazette reports the Manitoba High School Athletic Association released its 2023 Hall of Fame inductees, including a local figure familiar to area fans. Daryl Ford led Glenboro School's varsity boys volleyball to five provincial wins and coached multiple sports. The World Spectator recounts a hoax homicide call to the Indian Head RCMP, with a suspect at large. officers found it staged and opened a public mischief investigation in Montmartre.
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