Pink eye outbreak hits Churchbridge pupils before break
Four Town Journal notes pink eye spreads through Churchbridge Elementary with Grades 2 and 4 initially affected. Principal Bill Lothian hopes holidays curb transmission as staff and more students fall ill over the month. The report follows a Neepawa Press item on RCMP cracking down on snowmobile violations after a near accident involving an underage rider.
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Agricore Elevator Opens North of Binscarth
John Thompson, Manitoba Pool board member for fifty years, officially opened Agricore's new state of the art elevator north of Binscarth. Present were Agricore President Charlie Swanson director Hugh Drake CEO Gord Cummings and Binscarth Russell manager Brent Burton. The facility has 33 storage bins a capacity of 323000 bushels and 62 rails car spaces for 20000 bushels per hour.
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Russell PCH food service shift eyed amid elevator debate
Turbulence over relocating food prep for Russell Personal Care Home to the hospital grows from a 1995 pledge to share services with the hospital. MRHA plans and an aging elevator drive the discussion as logistics and capital costs are weighed against a new PCH and kitchen upgrades.
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Winter uncertainty as El Nino delays Canadian chill
The article notes a warm first half of winter in 1998 with Arctic waters unusually warm and ice cover below normal. Environment Canada predicts a warm dry December and a late chilly onset, while January and February may return near normal Western temperatures. The Farmers Almanac projects a harsher winter with heavy snow from late November to mid February.
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