One in five Canadian homes lack functioning smoke alarms
A First Alert survey of Canadian Fire Chiefs finds about 1.9 million homes risk fire due to dead or missing batteries. Chiefs stress alarms fail without proper maintenance and urge battery checks during clock changes in October and April.
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Grant Nicurity
Regina
Wheat Belt Corporation elects new executive
The Wheat Belt Community Futures Development Corporation announces a new executive team led by Chair Rick Verspeck of Killarney and Vice-chair Fred McGuinness of Cornwallis plus secretary treasurer Todd McKim of Brandon. Eight new board members join for three-year terms, including John Neabel Minnedosa and Bruce Gullett Wawanesa, with broader regional representation. The CFDC, funded by the Department of Western Diversification, has operated in the southwest for nine years, granting over $4 million in small business loans and aiding in the creation of more than 900 jobs.
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Rick Verspeck
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Fred McGuinness
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Todd McKim
Brandon
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Minnedosa
Bruce Gullett
Wawanesa
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Deloraine
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Pilot Mound
Bob Annis
Sandra Williams
Souris
Bev Turnbull
Erickson
Ellen Carell
Melita
Wanda Strachan
Hamiota
Larry Oakden
Wheat Belt Cfdc
Department of Western Diversification
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