Manitoba Green Team expands youth jobs for parks and towns
More than 700 Manitoba youths will work this summer in provincial parks and rural communities as the Green Team program grows. The expansion, backed by nearly 2.4 million dollars from the province and sponsors, adds a Home Town component open to private operators and service clubs for community projects and eco tourism.
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Manitoba
Green Team
Len Derkach
Albert Driedger
Mr. Derkach
Derkach
Rural Economic Development Initiative
REDI
Lions, Rotary
Kinsmen
Kiwanis
Manitoba Wildlife Federation
Conservation Districts
Zone Winners: Rossburn Collegiate Clinches Provincial Bid
The Rossburn Collegiate boys basketball team won Zone 10 and the Triple Zones to reach provincials in Steinbach after a 123 to 73 final over Hartney. Season record stands at 16 wins and 3 losses with top national ranking. The squad features players Driver Swereda Kostesky Charney Lepischak Trakalo Hrycak Hersack coached by Steve Sullivan. missing from the photo are Saley and Ternovetsky.
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Rossburn Collegiate
Steinbach
Hartney
Steve Driver
Ashley Swereda
Chris Kostesky
Mark Charney
Steve Sullivan
Derek Lepischak
Dynel Trakalo
Ron Hrycak
Shawn Hersack
Jaret Saley
Jamie Ternovetsky
Rural Western Manitoba expands mental health staffing
Twenty additional community mental health workers and about one million dollars in annual funding shift from Brandon Mental Health Centre to community based services across Western Manitoba. Health Minister Jim McCrae announced the plan placing specialists in six program areas in the Westman region to support treatment and rehabilitation, including six children and adolescent specialists and a geriatrics team providing education and case management to seniors. Base offices are in Birtle Neepawa Killarney Brandon and Virden.
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Brandon
Manitoba
Jim McCrae
Westman
McCrae
Birtle
Neepawa
Killarney
Virden
Birtle Resident Joins Westman Lions Telethon
Forty five Lions Clubs from Western Manitoba stage the 2nd annual Westman Lions Telethon on Sunday March 26. CKX TV and IMTV Dauphin carry the telethon from 1 to 7 p m and 1 to 6 p m respectively. Local talent Julie Yaskin of Birtle performs as groups donate their time to raise funds for the Lions Foundation of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario to aid out of province medical care.
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Lions
Manitoba
Westman Lions
Ckx-Tv
IMTV
Dauphin
Julie Yaskin
Birtle
Lions Foundation
Ontario
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