Twenty Years Of Service At Russell & District Care Home
Six long serving staff members Alice Coulter Lee Souchuk Brenda McGregor Chris Fingas Shirley Liske and Mabel Magnowski marked twenty years with Russell and District Care Home. Administrator Eric Nernberg welcomed about two hundred guests as meals entertainment and guided tours showcased the celebrated Open House anniversary.
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Alice Coulter
Lee Souchuk
Brenda McGregor
Chris Fingas
Shirley Liske
Mabel Magnowski
Russell & District
Care Home
Eric Nernberg
Canada boosts missing children program with funding boost
The federal government allocates 5 million to the Ministry of the Solicitor General for missing children and youth at risk work. The RCMP Missing Children’s Registry receives 3.7 million and five staff, plus 1.3 million for demonstration projects on youth at risk. Since 1986 the registry has tracked missing children with 61,248 cases in 1990 and 1,500 to 2,000 cases at any time. New funding will fund a central photo repository and age enhancement software to aid recoveries.
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RCMP
Canada
Manitoba Youth Centre and Community Outreach Notes
The Manitoba Youth Centre registrar reports activities at Major Pratt Collegiate with a noon gathering on Wednesday June 3 and a Grade 6 poster contest. Winners will be announced next week with prizes. A regional meeting in Dauphin discussed centre improvements and Hire-A-Student week plans in early July. The Manitoba Women’s Institute and government are piloting a rural child care registry to match caregivers with farm families for the 1992 harvest season, with three communities chosen. contact Carolynne Nickel at 942-3822.
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Dauphin
Manitoba Women’s Institute
Manitoba
Carolynne Nickel
New Hib Vaccine Added to Child Immunization Program
Health Minister Donald W. Orchard announced the province has purchased a Hib vaccine to protect children against influenza type B infections. It will be added to the regular immunization schedule at no cost to parents. Hib infections can cause serious illnesses in small children, including a form of meningitis, though not the form linked to Eastern Canada earlier this year.
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Donald W. Orchard
Orchard
Canada
Natural Resources
Harry Enns
Swan Lake
Pelican Lake
Interlake
Enns
Turtle Mountain
Duck and Porcupine ‘Mountains
Riding Mountain National Ark
Hospital Auxiliary to award scholarship
The Russell District Hospital Auxiliary met with ten members present and reported a $2298.73 bank balance plus $880.44 profit from fundraising. A $250 scholarship will be awarded at Major Pratt on June 24 to a student entering medical studies. Meetings discuss tax numbers for donations and upcoming events.
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Russell District Hospital
Virden
Gimli
Bev
Pratt
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Nernberg
Reed
Manitoba Youth Centre
Major Pratt Collegiate
Chrysler
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