Skunks Roam Virden Prompting City and Health Alerts
Virden faces a spike in skunk activity with frequent calls to animal control. Five live traps are in use as officials partner with Natural Resources, while rabies concerns prompt precautions for pets and livestock. Viral meningitis cases rise province wide, and avian botulism cleanup at Whitewater Lake continues with declining carcass counts. A RCMP trainee Ashley Anderson reflects on a summer of crime prevention and a marijuana seizure near Poplarfield.
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Virden
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Clayton
Robin Carter
Portage la Prairie
Brandon
Winnipeg
Murray Breemersch
Anderson
Fairford
Gypsumville
Robertson College
University of Manitoba
Terry Fox Run Raises $1766 in Rossburn
The Terry Fox Run in Rossburn shortened its route due to rain on Sunday September 20 drawing 36 participants. Community members and organizations assisted at registration and checkpoints and local businesses provided treats. Top fundraisers were Joyce Kristalovich 825.00 Eaelyn Martin 250.00 and Emily Barnesky 150.00.
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Terry Fox
Rossburn
RCMP
Denise Trakalo
Rossburn District Health Centre
Ann
Nelson Luhowy
Ticipants
Shoal Lake
Joyce Kristalovich
Eaelyn Martin
Emily Barnesky
CBC
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