WaterSmart Manitoba to cut water use and bills
A new WaterSmart Manitoba program aims to save Manitobans at least 80 million litres of water annually and reduce household bills by about 2 million dollars. It expands the Power Smart loan program to include high efficiency toilets, increases EcoENERGY rebates, offers instant $50 toilet rebates, and extends energy efficiency programs to water use. The initiative includes a $500,000 first year investment and a promise to update building codes by 2010.
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Christine Melnick
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Melnick
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Winnipeg awards honor four in Co operative Merit
At an October 15 ceremony in Winnipeg Judie Brewer of Birtle and Eric Irwin of Dauphin joined two others as winners in the Co operative Merit Award category of the Manitoba Co operative Association. Irwin grew up on a Isabella area family farm and is a Birtle Collegiate Institute graduate. Boissevain Welcome Wagon reports a busy eight weeks with 22 newcomer baskets delivered since mid September to residents entering Boissevain and the RM of Morton.
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Judie Brewer
Birtle
Dauphin
Eric Irwin
Isabella
Birtle Collegiate Institute
Manitoba Co-operative Association
Boissevain
RM of
Morton
New playground completed at Souris School
The Spacenet playground project at Souris School is finished, with students excited about the new structure estimated to cost nearly 80000 dollars. A grand opening is planned soon by school representatives. MELITA NEW ERA reports a new water complex in Melita outputs 16 litres per second though demand is 10, reopening a rural water pipeline study for RMs Arthur Brenda and Winchester amid landowner surveys.
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Melita
Arthur
Brenda
Winchester
Rms
Elkhorn woman wins Russell Banner lottery prize
Agatha Turbuck of Elkhorn Manitoba wins the take a year off lottery top prize in Russell Banner coverage. Of 2000 tickets, 1523 were sold with about a quarter sold locally. Over five years the lottery has raised $265,000 for local recreation groups.
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Russell
Agatha Turbuck
Elkhorn
LP to lay off about 80 at five week span
Louisiana Pacific faces a tough year with reduced production and a temporary spring closure. The company will lay off about 80 workers for roughly five weeks, a move confirmed by LP manager Kevin Betcher amid market downturn.
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Swan Valley Star & Times
Louisiana Pacific
Kevin Betcher
Councillor Calls Bylaw Chaotic and Stupid Move
Kamsack town councillor Tim Woollard says he would seek provincial and federal media attention if the council adopts a bylaw he calls chaotic and stupid. The bylaw aims to regulate soliciting and loitering on streets sidewalks and other public places.
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Kamsack
Tim Woollard
McGraw to headline Dauphin Countryfest 20th anniversary
Tim McGraw will headline the Dauphin Countryfest 20th anniversary alongside Johnny Reid Doc Walker Crystal Shawanda Jason Aldean and Codie Prevost Other acts include Neal McCoy Charlie Major Prairie Oyster and The Good Brothers for a Thursday night mainstage reunion of popular acts from the past two decades.
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Dauphin Herald
Tim McGraw
Dauphin
Johnny Reid
Manitoba
Doc Walker
Crystal Shawanda
Jason Aldean
Codie Prevost
Neal McCoy
Charlie Major
Prairie Oyster
the Good Brothers
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