Snowstorm Strands Rossburn Residents Power Outages Persist
A heavy snowstorm on November 2 battered Rossburn Manitoba causing widespread damage. Winds toppled trees including one by the town hall and another at the elementary school cutting power for hours. Manitoba Hydro restored power briefly then repaired lines as EMO and Fire Department opened a shelter at Rossburn Elementary for residents to escape the cold.
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Manitoba
Rossburn
Manitoba Hydro
EMO
Town Hikes Travel Kilometre Rate and RRSP Contributions
By law 99-886 the per kilometre travel rate rose from 0.30 to 0.35 for each one way trip effective November 1. Council also boosted municipal employees RRSP employer contributions from 4.4 to 4.9 percent up to CPP max and 6.17 percent above CPP max effective October 31. Councillor Caldwell was reappointed to the Upper Assinib ine River Conservation District for 2000-2002. Mayor Kalyniuk and several officials were authorized to attend the AMM Convention in Winnipeg November 27-30.
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Rossburn
RRSP
CPP
Ken Caldwell
Upper
Assiniboine River Conservation District
Shirley Kalyniuk
Joerg Herrmann
Rick Kostecki
Leonard Mackedenski
Winnipeg
Women of Distinction Awards Dinner Planned in Brandon
The YWCA Brandon invites nominations for the 14th Woman of Distinction and a new Young Woman of Distinction awards to honor Brandon Westman and Parkland women in fields like Agriculture Arts Education Business and Public Service. 2000 winners included Helga Bryant Michelle Chyzyk and Lori Dangerfield.
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Victoria Inn
Brandon
Ywca of
11Th Street
Man
RZA
Westman
Parkland
Helga Bryant
Michelle Chyzyk
Virden
Lori Dangerfield
Frances Dickinson
Waskada
Heidi Howarth
Merye Orth
Roblin
YWCA
Ywca Westman
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