Athenia torpedoed book chronicles first WW II attack
Francis M Carroll’s Athena Torpedoed recounts the sinking of the SS Athenia on Sept 3 1939 the first attack of the Atlantic war. It follows Jim Gillespie and family survivors among about 1400 passengers and notes their donation of a copy to Russell library.
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Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Germany
Ireland
Jim
Carroll
Ous Times
Mona Gillespie
Russell and District Library
New Chief for Waywayseecappo Nation in 2025 election
Waywayseecappo Nation elected new faces to band council at the Feb 22 vote. Incumbents Tim Cloud and Anthony Longclaws retained seats while Barbara Cameron joined the council. Lloyd Wavasa ran for chief but remained as councillor under Indian Act provisions.
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Waywayseecappa First Nation
Murray Clearsky
Southern Chiefs Organization
Manitoba
Waywayseecappo
Bird Sioux First Nation
Clearsky
MJHL
People of
Tim Cloud
Anthony Longclaws
Barbara Cameron
Lloyd
Wavasa
Habitat selects Russell family for future Rus sel project
After months of searching four communities Angusville Binscarth Inglis and Russell the Asessippi Parkland Chapter of Habitat for Humanity awarded a home to Andrew Smith and his family. Final approval came from the Winnipeg office joining local effort to provide an interest free mortgage and required family and community hours.
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Asessippi Parkland
Habitat For Humanity
Russell Andrew Smith
Doug Tur
Umbull
Angusville
Binscorth
Inglis
Russell
Winnipeg
Tumbul Sid
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Jess
Hay Jr
Scotty
S.S. Athenia
Canada
Scotland
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Francis M. Carroll
The
Athenia
Gillespie
Gillespie's
Terrie Welwood
Liae
Jessie
S.S. Alberta
Wayway
Verne Welwoo
Melvin Wabash
Waywayseecappo Wolverines
VLT
Future Builders
Andrew
Vanea
Mar
Habitat
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