Highway 83 proposal would move to rail bed and expand traffic
The open house revealed plans to shift Highway 83 west onto the rail bed creating a four lane divided arterial with service roads and limited access points. Phase two moves Highway 45 and 16 intersections south and extends north side service roads toward Greenfeild road. Councillor Kiliwnik praised the consultants for addressing town concerns and called for further community input before final approvals.
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PetroCan
Petro Can
East Bend
RCMP
Alexandria
Russell Inn
Airport Road
Memorial Avenue
Greenfeild Road
Merrit Eunwiik
Yellowhead Highway Association
Manitoba
Department of Highways
Dillon Consulting
Brendonn Holdings
Kiliwnik
Main Street Mishap Sends Two Women to Hospital
A two vehicle crash on Main Street near noon last Thursday involved a Waywayseecappo van that was rear ended after stopping to let out a female passenger. Both the van passenger and the second vehicle driver from Inglis were taken to hospital, treated, and kept overnight for observation.
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Russell
Waywayseecappo
Main Street
Ger
Inglis
National levy urged to expand rural telecom access in Canada
Manitoba and Saskatchewan join federal calls for a new national fund to improve high level telecommunications nationwide. The plan would fund upgrades via a levy on phone companies, sparking concerns of higher urban rates while supporters cite northern and rural needs. Steve Ashton defends the plan as the price of living in a large diverse nation. MTS supports the levy if all providers contribute their share.
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CRTC
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Steve Ashton
Toronto
Ashton
Thompson
MTS
June Kirby
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