Derailment Closes CN Line Near Roblin for Two Days
A CN train from Canora to Dauphin derailed 18 cars two miles southeast of Makaroff in the Togo subdivision mile 72.8. No injuries, engine or caboose spared. 16 empty cars and two lumber cars derailed. Track damage forced two days of repairs and rerouting via Yorkton.
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Roblin
Canora
Dauphin
Makaroff
David Dear
Mile
Togo
Dear
Farmers win 10 percent relief on Manitoba school tax
Premier Gary Filmon announced a second cut under the Manitoba Education Tax Reduction Program, reducing farmland education taxes 10 percent effective immediately. The $3 million measure aids drought hit farmers and widows, with tax bills to note the reduction. An advance 90 percent payout is planned for municipalities in July.
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Swan River
Manitoba
Gary Filmon
Filmon
Glen Findlay
Impaired Driving Law Faces Constitutional Critique
Irwin Dauphin Bar Association President Eric Irwin says proposed impaired driving measures are unconstitutional, arguing automatic three month licence suspensions by police violate innocence until proven guilty and reflect urban rural disparities. He warns refusals to blow may not prove intoxication and notes medical or rights issues.
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Irwin
Manitoba
Fort Garry
Sifton
Attorney General’s
Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation
City of
Winnipeg
RCMP
Gerd Liebrecht
Liebrecht
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