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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 20, 1998
Page
1
Under the Official Time Act Manitoba reverts to standard time on Sunday October 25. At 3 a.m. clocks roll back to 2 a.m. marking the start of standard time for the province this year.
Ron Legras of St. Claude lifts a 972 lb pumpkin to win the Roland Pumpkin Festival prize of 500 dollars, beating 54 entries. The world record stands at 1092 lbs set in Ontario this year, with second place at 647 lbs. RCMP and related notes appear in the report.
Harrowby plant, a local economic mainstay since 1980, begins a 15.5 million expansion adding a refinery. The site processes 500 000 tonnes of canola annually and ships 200 000 tonnes of crude oil elsewhere. Refinery will allow 85 percent of production to be refined locally in Manitoba.
The town opened the Civic Centre on October 9 1998 to host the town administrative offices and the Chamber of Commerce. Construction began May 5 1997 on a $750 000 4000 sq ft building designed by MMP Architects Winnipeg and built by NRT Construction Wellwood MB. A time capsule will be opened January 1 2097 to mark the 100th anniversary of the civic centre becoming the town’s admin offices.
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