Roblin receives federal funds for new hall project
A historical notice details Roblin's new hall getting 83 333 dollars from federal infrastructure funding as part of a long list of regional updates. It notes local awards and appointments including Hubert Carriere’s Volunteer of the Year and Barry Pitt named head coach of the Manitoba AAA Midget Yellowhead Chiefs.
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Roblin
Hubert Carriere
Parkland Sport Council
Roblinite
Barry Pitt
Manitoba
Yellowhead Chiefs
Roblin Red Sox
Sox
Madge Lake Marlins
Churchbridge “A”s
Titanic Grave Mystery Spotlighted by Movie Tour
A Halifax tour group visits Fairview Lawn Cemetery where the Titanic victims rest, noting a marker tied to J Dawson whose initial hides a common name Joseph. The cemetery, run by Halifax Parks, holds about 120 Titanic victims, with rain on the day of the stop and three rows of gray markers.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
Kate Winslet
Jack Dawson
Rose
Halifax
J. Dawson
Joseph
Joseph Dawson
Fairview Lawn Cemetery
Parks Department
Halifax Regional
Titanic Unknown Child Remembrance in Halifax Graves
Neighbourly news recounts the Titanic disaster burial efforts in Halifax with gravestones funded by the White Star Line. It notes 19 victims in Mount Olivet and 10 in Baron de Hirsch, services at St Pauls and the Synagogue, and the Unknown Child memorial tied to Sidney Leslie Goodwin identified in 2002. The Mackay Bennet crew recovered 306 bodies and buried 116 at sea over five days.
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White Star Line
Fairview
Mount Olivet
St. Paul’s Church
Starr Street
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Brunswick Street Methodist Church
St. George’s Church
All Saint’s Cathedral
Mackay-Bennett
Sidney Leslie Goodwin
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Kinnette
Lawrie Lungal
Yvette Landry
Sophie Harambura
Lions Club
Hospital Auxiliary
Legion Ladies
Resusci Annie
Resusci Baby
Randy Langstaff
Stylerite
Lee Jeans
Caldwell
Gordon-Roblin
Main Street
1St Avenue
Roblin and District Chamber of Commerce
RM of
Boulton
Inglis
Shellmouth
Moose Jaw
Alex Kelso
Dray
Looter
Ralph Cottekill
Stan Safronetz
University of Manitoba
Assiniboine Valley
Memorial Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Knox United Church
John Hawryluk
Jackfish Lake
Runneymede
J.P. Nelson
R. Burns
Victoria Day
Velmont
M.P. Mickelson
U.S
Titanic
Health & Wellness Today
R . Natural Healthussell’s & Wellness Expo
George P Buleziuk Centre
Shell River Ave. S
Russell
Aya Mae
Weekly Pick
DODGE
Edvine
Boston
Myles Branconnier
Myles
Redlinechrysler
Goose Lake High School
Prairie Gardene
Mountain View
Winnipeg
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