Prairie Dog Train Stopped By CNR Decision
The Prairie Dog steam engine, North America’s last fully restored vintage locomotive, loses access to the Oak Bank spur from Winnipeg to Grosse Isle as CNR withdraws permission. The May to September Sunday service would have carried passengers to a Grosse Isle market with crafts, bake goods, and church group refreshments. Officials say the train cannot run on another track this year but aim to restore operation later.
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Canadian National Railway
Oak Bank
Winnipeg
Grosse Isle
North America
St. James
Vintage Locomotive Society
Ice Worm factory in Virden to close its doors after three years
Ice Worm survival parkas created by Dick and Phyllis Armstrong of Virden face end of production as orders decline. Inventory of about 50 parkas and materials to make them are being sold in early April. The plant may close and assets sold or rented. Parkas sell at about 150 dollars, down from 350, and designs and patterns return to Bertha Penner.
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Virden
Phyllis Armstrong
Armstrongs
Mini Garment
Fairbairn Industries
Armstrong
U.S
Bertha Penner
Toews says Manitoba will not enforce federal gun bill
Manitoba Attorney General Vic Toews told a Dauphin audience that Bill C 68 would not be enforced in the province even if passed. He called the legislation expensive and flawed, insisting the province will uphold opposition to mandatory firearm registration and avoid diverting police resources. Reform figures stressed the rally as information not political, with no proponents present.
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Manitoba
Dauphin
Drcss
Vic Toews
Canada
Toews
Mr. Toews
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Inky Mark
Mark
Reform Party
Swan River
Reform Party Justice
Jack Ramsey
John Bauer
National Firearms Association
Randy Walker
Manitoba Wildlife Association
Ed Begin
Saskatchewan Wildlife Association
Mike Dudar
Midwest Manitoba Lodges and Outfitters Association
Marlene Cowling
Glen McKinnon
Elijah Harper
Dauphin Herald
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CNR
Neepawa
Ken Jenkins
Province
The
Rossburn Review
Nesbitt Publishing Ltd
Box
Rossburn
ROJ
U.S.A
Gregory Nesbitt
Michelle Gensiorer
Donna Rose
Connie Kay
Dorothy Barr
Judy Pedersen
CCNA
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