Derkach campaigns for third term in Russell office
MLA Len Derkach toured for the Filmon campaign at PC Headquarters in Russell. He touted a micro loan program offering 50 thousand dollars to communities paired with a 25 thousand dollar local match, with loans of 10 thousand to viable businesses and potential further provincial funding. He argued for fewer grants in favor of guarantees and noted health care spending rose from 1.3 to 1.9 billion, emphasizing home care while criticizing acute bed use and hospital staffing in Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Eliasson
Russell
Len Derkach
Filmon
Derkach
Winkler
Embryk Named NDP Candidate for Roblin-Russell
Fred Embryk a 52 year old farmer and former railroad worker from Grandview was chosen as the NDP candidate for Roblin-Russell at a Roblin nomination meeting last Wednesday among two contenders Phil Schwartz of Birtle was the other candidate Embryk stressed residency ties and vowed to represent the entire constituency fairly and equally He spoke of shared regional problems and his connection to the area Page 3
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Fred Embryk
Grandview
NDP
Roblin-Russell
Roblin
Phil Schwartz
Birtle
Embryk
Vandalism to Vehicles Reported in Inglis
An Inglis resident reported youths threw objects at her moving vehicle, causing no damage per police. A 1994 Monte Carlo was vandalized March 25 in the Russell Inn parking lot with dents, bent antenna, key marks, and a broken tail light in a back alley on Pelly Avenue.
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Joan Eliasson
Inglis
Russell Inn
RCMP
Pelly Avenue
Doctors Shortage Threatens Grandview Area Access
A doctor shortage in the Grandview Gilbert Plains region shifts from serious to critical. Dr Barney Bester now serves about 4 500 patients at Grandview District Hospital and related facilities after Dr Lukas Blignaut left in early March. If Bester departs, clinics could close and the hospital may face operations difficulty per administrator Jerry Mzorowich. Mohawk Oil Announces Minnedosa Ethanol Plant Expansion. Minnedosa Tribune reports Mohawk Oil Canada Ltd will spend about 1.5 million in the next year to install equipment for a new dietary fibre bi product to be used in bread and cereals, replacing some DDG cattle feed protein. The expansion will create long term jobs. current plant employs 27 workers and exact openings are undetermined.
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Dauphin Herald
Grandview
Gilbert Plains
Grandview District Hospital
Gilbert Plains Health Centre
Barney Bester
Bester
Lukas Blignaut
Jerry Mzorowich
Grandview Hospital
Grandview Medical Clinic
Mzorowich
Minnedosa
Ron Wilmot
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Len Derkac
P.C.H. Rams
Ascarth
Pharsday
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