Caring people in Prairie provinces spotlighted in community notes
In Saskatchewan Manitoba and beyond the prairie press highlights caring acts. Ted Tatarynovich tends 500 pigeons in Crooked River while 97, Madeline Whitehawk aids her grandsons during a blizzard. Dave Abas hosts storm travelers in Interlake and eight year old Kalynn Dobos earns a Great Kid award in Camrose.
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Ted Tatarynovich
Crooked River
Poland
Russia
Saskatchewan
Tisdale Recorder
Ted
Canada
Madeline Whitehawk
Madeline
Regina
Manitoba
Dave Abas
Interlake Spectator
Dave
Honda
Helen
Camrose
Kalynn Dobos
the Canadian
Food Bank
Weyburn
Kate Myers
Myers
Fred McGuinness
Brandon
RZA
OAS Pension Recipients See 0.5% Increase in 2001 Second Quarter
Canadians receiving Old Age Security will see a 0.5 percent rise in the basic pension to 433.52 per month starting April 1. GIS and Allowance amounts also climb by 0.5 percent, indexed to the CPI, as part of Canada’s three level retirement system with CPP and private savings complementing the OAS.
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Human Resources Development Canada
Statistics Canada
Canada
Canada Pension Plan
CPP
Quebec Pension Plan
Quebec
Manitoba Health Warns Travelers to Seek Precautions Before Foreign Trips
Manitoba Health urges travelers to consult public health units or physicians before visiting foreign countries and to see a doctor if fever develops after travel. The warning comes after a Manitoban death and another severe malaria case. Travelers should seek advice at least two months before departure for vaccines and medications.
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Manitoba Health
Health Canada
Hesc.gc.ca
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Prairie Provinces
Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
Government of Canada
The
Rossburn Review
Nesbitt Publishing Ltd
Rossburn
ROJ
U.S.A
Gregory Nesbitt
Michelle Gensiorek
Connie Kay
Judy Nesbitt - Graphic Design
Darrell Nesbitt
OAS
RRSP
Minimum Wage Board of Manitoba
Minimum Wage Board
York Avenue
Winnipeg
Labour.gov
John Godard
Labour and Immigration