Native rally in Rossburn supports Quebec Mohawk stand
About 60 Waywayseecappo Band members and invited natives demonstrated on Main Street Rossburn in solidarity with Mohawks in Oka Quebec. They planned a highway blockade but scrapped it after RCMP warned it illegal. Police controlled traffic with no incidents.
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Se Desmarais
Waywayseecappo Band
Lizard Point
Rossburn
Main Street
Quebec
Oka
Highway No. 45
Tim Cloud
RCMP
Cloud
First Nations Solidarity
Canada
Winnipeg
Cst
Tony White
Rossburn Rcmp
NDP nominates Bill Nicholson for Roblin Russell MLA race
The New Democrat Party named Shoal Lake area farmer Bill Nicholson as the candidate for Roblin Russell in the upcoming provincial election. Nicholson, raised near Shoal Lake, holds a BSc in Agriculture Engineering from the University of Manitoba and has long served in farm organizations. His platform centers on strengthening the rural farm economy to support communities facing hardship.
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Joe Desmarais
New Democrat Party
Rossburn
Shoal Lake Area
Bill Nicholson
Roblin- Russell
Nicholson
Shoal Lake
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg
Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute
Manitoba Pool Elevators
National Farmers Union
NDP
Agriculture and development priorities for Manitoba MLA Derkach
Len Derkach highlights agriculture as the core regional focus for western Manitoba while backing rural economy measures. He cites education tax relief on farmland, increased young farmer rebates, lower operating loan rates, and participation in the cattle stabilization and soil water conservation plans. He advocates economic development to keep youth local, notes a loan holiday for new businesses, and supports projects like the Asessippi ski hill. He discusses school division boundary reform and pilot contracts for school buses with capital grants, aiming for efficient, safe student transport. He also identifies forestry as a key regional industry.
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Manitoba
Derkach
Asessippi Park
Tee
MLA
Winnipeg Teletag parking system goes live citywide
Winnipeg introduces a phone in payment option for parking tickets through Teletag. Shulman Communications negotiated the system, adding a $1 surcharge on a $10 ticket and $3.50 on a $60 ticket. The pink Teletag and new safety rules for tents followed by separate items on holiday pay standardization.
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Winnipeg
Eric Turner
Shulman Communications
Shulman
Sheldon Stoller
Turner
Canada Post Expands Mail Sorting Across Manitoba
The Manitoba CPAA president warns of job losses as Canada Post allows sorting any time staff have time. A spokesperson says standardizing service nationwide, aligning rural Manitoba with other mail delivery modes, to bring consistency everywhere.
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Canada Post
Manitoba
Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association
CPAA
Lori Johnson
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Banner County
Tra
Shoal
Lake
White
Dennis ‘Trinder
Russell
Wayne Sotas
Solsgirth
Dianna Sotas
Agriculture and Economic Development
Roblin Russell
Len Derkach
Pierre Blais
Blais
Johnson
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