Harapiak tribute draws Manitoba wide attendance at Legion Hall
About 300 people from diverse backgrounds gathered at Swan River Legion Hall to honor Leonard Harapiak of Cowan for years of public service. Walter Kolisnyk hosted the tribute with Gary Doer recalling their early MLA days, joined by Harapiak’s wife Judy and children Shayla Tarya and Todd. Treaty Indians gain higher moose tags in Area 8 this fall due to greater need, with a moratorium ending Aug 31 and hunts starting after. Licensed hunters wait for Sept 24 moose season.
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Swan River Legion Hall
Leonard Harapiak
Cowan
Walter Kolisnyk
Manitoba
New Democratic Party
Gary Doer
Harapiak
M.l.a.s
Judy
Shayla
Tarya
Todd
Opasquia Times
Pas
Moose Lake
Easterville
Cormorant
New Crown Plan To Run Portage Base Facilities
The government will spend at least 10 million dollars to create the Southport Aerospace Centre Inc to oversee the Portage la Prairie base after military withdrawal. The five year budget includes 2 million annually for marketing the facility for flight and technical training. Orville Wagner will head the non profit group. Local bodies raise Goose Lake salinity concerns over snow dumping on fairgrounds.
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Canadian Forces Base
Portage la Prairie
Charlie Mayer
Southport Aerospace Centre, Inc
Orville Wagner
Felix Holtman
Forgiveness and Healing From Childhood Abuse Seminar in Steinbach
Therapist Jan Frank spoke at a Steinbach seminar on how forgiveness alone cannot heal childhood sexual abuse. Survivors must process anger guilt and grief and identify ongoing emotional symptoms before healing, said Frank author of A Door of Hope.
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Jan Frank
Steinbach
Frank
California
Manitoba Decentralization Moves 692 Jobs to Rural Areas
Manitoba unveils plan to relocate 593 civil service and 99 crown positions to over 60 communities across Western and Eastern Manitoba. Premier Gary Filmon notes 25 million in payrolls, with Brandon receiving 101 jobs and Pembina Valley 110. The program, involving 16 departments and two crown corporations, aims to balance regional service delivery with employee moves over the next two years.
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Gary Filmon
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Filmon
Brandon
Pembina Valley
Central Plains
Northern Manitoba
Parkland
Eastern
Winnipeg
Manitoba Hydro
Manitoba Telephone System
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Soils and Crops Branch
Manitoba Agriculture
Carman
Carstairs opposes Manitoba civil service moves to rural towns
Liberal leader Sharon Carstairs attacked the Filmon government plan to relocate nearly 700 civil service jobs to 60 plus communities in rural and northern Manitoba. She defended Winnipeg workers and argued the party would not force residents to leave the city, while Jim Downey praised officials for a positive approach to welcoming staff to their new communities.
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Manitoba
Carstairs
Filmon
Winnipeg
Union of Manitoba
Brandon
Cars
March storm disrupts Westman services and travel
A strong low system drenched the cove area with rain and snow last week. It began Wednesday evening, causing bus cancellations in Birdtail and Spelly Trail divisions due to slick roads and 60 to 80 km hr winds. No major local accidents were reported. Mail delivery delayed and Greyhound service halted Friday. Late copy planned for next week.
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Cove
Birdtail
Spelly Trail
Greyhound
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