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Year in Review Highlights in Russell Manitoba Community
A mid January municipal deal would convert Foxwarren’s unused school into a bingo hall a restaurant gas bar convenience store and gambling centre pending federal and provincial approval. The year also saw RCMP arrest Georgie Dunn McKerchar for a fatal hit and run near Elphinstone. Tourism funding 105000 dollars backed Assiniboine Corridor development. Major Pratt grads Bryn Christopher joined Air Force before retiring as a fighter pilot. Russell and Gambler First Nation officials faced manslaughter charges linked to a fatal beating. Baseball umpire Ron Shewchuk named for Beijing Olympics. Earth Hour saved 150 megawatts as Manitoba roads iced and snowy. EtOH Energy eyed an ethanol biorefinery near the Saskatchewan border but stalled by US downturn. Community fundraisers and recognitions marked the year's events.