Manitoba Auction Mart opens at Melita with first cattle sale
Manitoba Border Auction Mart at Melita marks its Sept 1 opening after renovations with horses, colts, halters and saddles on the block. The first cattle sale followed on Sept 8 with 800 to 900 animals consigned, as members push to expand local business. Dauphin Ochre School Area launches a one year stay in school program at Mackenzie Junior High to curb dropout risk in grades 9 to 11 with funding from the Canada Employment Commission. A missing person alert concerns 87 year old Louis Lebel who vanished Sept 2 near Ste Rose. search efforts by police and locals continue with dwindling hopes. Canada celebrates 125th birthday with special 1992 loonies featuring children at Parliament and Peace Tower. twelve coins released monthly for each province and territory.
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Peace Tower
Royal Canadian Mint
Carman Group Celebrates Heart Transplant Milestone
Lawrence Turnbull received a heart transplant after his family and the Carman based Celebration of Life fund raised substantial money. The group formed in 1991 to assist Turnbull and his wife during medical travel to London Ontario and later expanded to assist other area residents seeking treatment elsewhere. A recent fundraising auction added further funds to the charity.
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Celebration of Life
Lawrence Turnbull
Turnbull
London’s
University Hospital
London
Ontario
Barbara
Building Permits Rise in Killarney District
Jim Leslie reports district building activity near 1.25 million this year. In Killarney town, ten permits total 580000 for nine single family homes and one duplex. Turtle Mountain RM issued ten permits for new dwellings worth 390000, with two mobile home relocations. Eleven garages added about 33000 in estimated construction costs.
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Jim Leslie
Killarney
R.M
Rossburn welcomes new principal Wilfrid Gosselin
Rossburn Collegiate installs Wilfrid Gosselin as principal and French teacher. The Manitoba native and former Voyageur Canada facilitator brings military background and teaching stints in St Boniface St Pierre Sandy Lake and a year in Ghana. He praises staff and student activities.
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Pelly Trail
Rossburn
Sandy Lake
Ghana
Africa
Gosselin
Jeanne
Winnipeg
Kofi
Roxan
Manitobans Vote No on Charlottetown Deal in Telepoll
CKY Newshour telepoll shows 2694 No and 859 Yes from over 3500 votes. Viewers oppose renewing Canada’s constitution based on the Aug 28 1992 agreement. News director Vivien Merkeley says more teleports will follow.
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Addendum to Village Council Newsletter
The notice fixes public meeting times for Rossburn Village Council sessions. Updated hours show evening slots from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with an afternoon window from 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM for related proceedings.
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