Community volunteers lauded by Russell heritage group
The Russell Area Heritage and Arts Committee thanks volunteers for preserving local heritage. Highlights include securing Heritage Church ownership slated for a heritage village, publishing area histories, a local recipes cookbook, and a Centennial Quilt raffle that celebrated Russell’s 100th anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Area Heritage and Arts Committee
RAHAC
Assiniboine St
Russell
Kevan McCarthy
No straitjacket please in editor's anxious week
An anxious editor recounts a deadline driven week with front page pressure and local news shifts. A viral spaceship video surfaces on Facebook, a cat freezes the author, and Malaysian aircraft disappearances loom as stress builds and coping thoughts turn to a psychologist column.
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Russell
Brandon
Winnipeg
T.W
Town workers praised for winter service by reader
Eileen Heap writes to the editor praising town workers for cleaning streets back lanes and sidewalks through a harsh winter. She urges them to keep up the good work and acknowledges their effort during cold, snowy conditions.
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Eileen Heap
Lions Manor residents thank Wes Anderson and Lorraine Brown
A Russell and District Lions Manor letter expresses gratitude to Wes Anderson Emergency Measures Coordinator and Lorraine Brown Lions Manor Board for coordinating water supply during a February water break. Wes provided updates, water, and personal outreach to residents as the issue was resolved.
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Russell and
Lions Manor
Wes Anderson
Russell
Wes
Blue Moon
Lorraine Brown
Lions Manor Board
Lorraine
Scotland faces long referendum fight over independence
The piece contrasts London and Edinburgh positions as the September referendum nears. It notes currency union doubts from Osborne, Barroso's EU warning, Standard Life’s potential exit, and polling showing likely No votes. It likens Scotland’s path to Quebec’s two-reference history and warns of economic and constitutional risk.
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Scotland
London
Alex Salmond
Edinburgh
George Osborne
United Kingdom
Britain
Panama
East Timor
European Commission
Jose Manuel Barroso
European Union
Barroso
Spain
Catalonia
Standard Life
Scottish National Party
SNP
Salmond
Quebec
Canada
Parti Quebecois
Toronto
Ontario
Montreal
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Rahad
Teakaka
Lorraine and
Gwynne
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