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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 25, 1993
Page
1
The Russell RCMP detachment and the Russell Ambulance attended an emergency in Inglis at 4 20 p m on Monday May 10 after children returning from school found their father pinned under a motor vehicle. Police arrived to investigate a fatal injury scene and secured the area.
The Main Street beautification project in Russell continues with 20 Green Ash trees aged eight to ten arriving from Skinner's Nuts. The environmentally conscious effort sparks mixed resident opinions. supporters like the new look while critics voice concerns in public spaces and via calls to the town office. Vandalism is a major worry, and organizers urge reporting any damage to protect the botanical specimens.
Despite economic strain, Russell Town Council approved three building permits at a recent meeting. Norman Chartier obtained permission to build a frame dwelling with attached garage valued at an estimated amount.
May 17 break-in at Parkland Landscaping greenhouse caused frost damage to about 500 dollars of bedding plants and begonias. May 20 RCMP report notes an attempted entry between May 10 and 20 at Manitoba Tourist Information Centre. Police seek a 1977 Cougar linked to vandalism at an abandoned Silver Creek RM farm. An older truck rolled near Russell May 19 with no injuries. A San Diego scam caller tried to extract 600 dollars via Visa. officials warn never share Visa details by phone.
The Justice Minister approved funding for 1993/94 Auxiliary Constable program. Thirty nine new members will be trained in Winnipeg on May 28 29 30 and allocated to subdivisions lacking participation or replacing attrition. Duties include crime prevention and crowd control with limited investigative involvement and possible firearm use under authorization.
Bruce Petry, owner of a local float plane, reported his tied plane was untied and drifted to the lake’s south end after vandals struck a Spear Lake park. Two days later Russell Game and Fish officials found wilful damage including a destroyed biffy, smashed table, toppled fence posts, and dumped garbage. Police investigated as suspects were sought.
Travel Manitoba opened its doors for another tourist season. As of May 22 the information centre in Russell will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week. Veterans Lori Schmidt Amanda Russell and Bonnie Slimmon joined by Andrea Keller trained in Winnipeg on literature and points of interest. They promote Travel Values with money saving coupons and report a busy year with many Europeans, mainly German travelers, among the visitors. A memorable moment involved a couple from Edmonton whose car was locked out and forced to call a local service station for a legal entry.
Neepawa's bid to join a health care association stalls as the Health Reform Review Committee endorses changes. Proposed boundaries would shift Gladstone to Portage, McCreary and Alonso to Dauphin, and Neepawa with Carberry to the northwest region, altering the original plan.
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