National monument proposed to honor fallen veterans in Canada
Mark advocates creating a National Memorial Monument and making Remembrance Day a national holiday. He cites 115,000 soldiers buried in 76 countries and says Parliament has a limited window before elections to discuss the idea. He notes the lack of a public Book of Remembrance beyond Peace Tower and urges letters to the prime minister to speed passage.
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Mark
Peace Tower
Parliament Hill
Canada
Belgium
Australia
Birtle Completes Third Large Mural on Gypsy Mart Wall
Brent Leland, with artists Erica Lowe and Jessica Simpson and local volunteers, finishes a west wall mural at Gypsy Mart in Birtle. The collage features local figures, movie characters, products, and Birtle memorabilia with trivia and legends.
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Brent Leland
Erica Lowe
Kenton
Jessica Simpson
Brandon
Birtle
Gypsy Mart
Building Boom Spurs Housing Growth in Boissevain
Boissevain sees a major building boom with 10 lots sold in 2007 and eight new homes ready for occupancy. Mayor Ed Anderson notes council issued permits for three more homes and two condos with occupancy planned in 2008.
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Boissevain
Deloraine Coach Dale McKinnon Named Grassroots Coach
Dale McKinnon of Deloraine Times and Star is honored as Baseball Manitoba Grassroots Coach of the Year. He accepted the award at the October 20 ceremony at the Royal Oak Inn in Brandon among 14 category winners.
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Deloraine Times & Star
Deloraine
Dale McKinnon
Baseball Manitoba
Royal Oak Inn
Brandon
New Gilbert Plains Logo Unveiled as Heart of the Parkland
About 40 people attended the Oct. 24 unveiling of Gilbert Plains new logo. The community plans a promotional brochure and the economic development board approved branding the town as the Heart of the Parkland.
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Gilbert Plains
Economic Development Board
Parkland
Health care plan discussion on senior living facility
On Saturday October 20 area politicians and public representatives gathered to address immediate and future health care needs. The plan includes renovating the Banner County Court and Personal Care Home for assisted living suites and erecting a new personal care home connected to the hospital to provide nursing care with shared dining and living spaces.
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Russell Banner
Banner County
Minitonas Residents Report Bright Object in Sky
On October 24 residents in Minitonas observed a bright lemon yellow object the size of a house with a green tail one mile long in the evening sky. A pilot and ground witness saw it streak downward and report an explosion on impact. Astronomer Chris Rutkowski suggests it was a bright bolide from a comet.
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Swan Valley
Accreditation visit to Parkland Regional Health Authority
Surveyors from the Canadian Council of Health Services Accreditation audit the Parkland Regional Health Authority to identify quality improvements. The PRHA previously earned a Three Year Accreditation with Report status in 2004.
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the Review
National Memorial
Roblin
Town Public Works Department
Jackie Chan
Chris Tucker
Jakeman Insurance & Real Estate
el Leti Rkee Rtt
PARE
ERITH
Karen Goraluk
Grandview
Newton Bay
3Rd Ave
Main Street
Sth
Mobile Home Bay
2Nd Ave
N.W
Residentia
Hillsburg
Bisgrove Lake
Shall River
Dasembl
Riding Mountain
Shell River
Lake OF the Prairies
Beautiful Lake
Lakefront
Prairie Lakes Lodge
Mitchell's
Great View of the Lake
Inglis & Dropmore
Blighty St
Dropmore
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